Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research, Volume 2
Subtitle: Psychology (Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research)
Contributors: Patricia Siple (Editor); Susan D. Fischer (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: June 25, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780226251516
Subjects: Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Psychology Of Communication; Sign Language For The Deaf; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines / Sign Language; Sign Language
First sentence: Little more than a decade ago, when the study of sign language was in its infancy, psychological research focused on whether the processing mechanisms employed to acquire and use sign language were analogous to those for spoken language.