scholarly journals Semantic processing of adjectives and nouns in American Sign Language: effects of reference ambiguity and word order across development

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Wienholz ◽  
Amy M. Lieberman
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Semantic Processing ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Language Effects

Spatial and temporal dynamics of lexico-semantic processing in American Sign Language

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Leonard ◽  
N. Ferjan Ramirez ◽  
C. Torres ◽  
M. Hatrak ◽  
R. Mayberry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Semantic Processing ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics

Wh-clefts as evidence of resultatives in ASL

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-114
Author(s):  
Ashley Kentner ◽  
Ronnie B. Wilbur
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Word Order ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Resultative Constructions ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Asl Literature ◽  
The Status ◽  
Change State ◽  
Additional Support

Abstract The status of syntactic resultative constructions has been disputed in the American Sign Language (ASL) literature. These are single sentences such as “Mary hammered the metal flat,” where two predicates share the same object and an event (hammered) causes the affected object (the metal) to change state (flat) as a result. While not all languages permit such constructions, this study shows that (several) alternate multi-sentential analyses can be ruled out. WH-clefts are used to provide a test for independent clausal boundaries, providing additional support that American Sign Language (ASL) permits resultative constructions. We also observe possible word order variations and note common features of the result predicates in these constructions.

Neural Systems Mediating American Sign Language: Effects of Sensory Experience and Age of Acquisition

1997 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen J. Neville ◽  
Sharon A. Coffey ◽  
Donald S. Lawson ◽  
Andrew Fischer ◽  
Karen Emmorey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Neural Systems ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Language Effects

scholarly journals Acquiring a first language in adolescence: the case of basic word order in American Sign Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi CHENG ◽  
Rachel I. MAYBERRY
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Word Order ◽  
First Language ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Syntactic Development ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
Cognitive Maturity

AbstractPrevious studies suggest that age of acquisition affects the outcomes of learning, especially at the morphosyntactic level. Unknown is how syntactic development is affected by increased cognitive maturity and delayed language onset. The current paper studied the early syntactic development of adolescent first language learners by examining word order patterns in American Sign Language (ASL). ASL uses a basic Subject–Verb–Object order, but also employs multiple word order variations. Child learners produce variable word order at the initial stage of acquisition, but later primarily produce canonical word order. We asked whether adolescent first language learners acquire ASL word order in a fashion parallel to child learners. We analyzed word order preference in spontaneous language samples from four adolescent L1 learners collected longitudinally from 12 months to six years of ASL exposure. Our results suggest that adolescent L1 learners go through stages similar to child native learners, although this process also appears to be prolonged.

scholarly journals Neurophysiological Correlates of Frequency, Concreteness, and Iconicity in American Sign Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Emmorey ◽  
Kurt Winsler ◽  
Katherine J. Midgley ◽  
Jonathan Grainger ◽  
Phillip J. Holcomb
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Semantic Processing ◽  
Lexical Processing ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Early Effect ◽  
Sign Recognition ◽  
Deaf Adults ◽  
Related Potentials

To investigate possible universal and modality-specific factors that influence the neurophysiological response during lexical processing, we recorded event-related potentials while a large group of deaf adults ( n = 40) viewed 404 signs in American Sign Language (ASL) that varied in ASL frequency, concreteness, and iconicity. Participants performed a go/no-go semantic categorization task (does the sign refer to people?) to videoclips of ASL signs (clips began with the signer’s hands at rest). Linear mixed-effects regression models were fit with per-participant, per-trial, and per-electrode data, allowing us to identify unique effects of each lexical variable. We observed an early effect of frequency (greater negativity for less frequent signs) beginning at 400 ms postvideo onset at anterior sites, which we interpreted as reflecting form-based lexical processing. This effect was followed by a more widely distributed posterior response that we interpreted as reflecting lexical-semantic processing. Paralleling spoken language, more concrete signs elicited greater negativities, beginning 600 ms postvideo onset with a wide scalp distribution. Finally, there were no effects of iconicity (except for a weak effect in the latest epochs; 1,000–1,200 ms), suggesting that iconicity does not modulate the neural response during sign recognition. Despite the perceptual and sensorimotoric differences between signed and spoken languages, the overall results indicate very similar neurophysiological processes underlie lexical access for both signs and words.

Patient Health Questionnaire-9--American Sign Language Version

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Pertz ◽  
Missy Plegue ◽  
Kathleen Diehl ◽  
Philip Zazove ◽  
Michael McKee
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Patient Health
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