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The idea of a written form for signed languages has been controversial, and this paper presents a series of experiments designed to provide answers. The findings:
• writing a signed language is in fact possible, using SignWriting, but not using another script. (experiments 1 and 2)
• a script for signed languages must be arranged in the nonlinear fashion employed by SignWriting and not in the linear manner of scripts for spoken language. (experiment three)
• our brains process SignWriting in the same manner they process scripts for spoken language. (experiments 4 and 5)
• Conclusion: reading and writing is the same for both sign and speech, and SignWriting is just another writing system like any other.
| Advisor: | Disterheft, Dorothy |
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| School: | University of South Carolina |
| School Location: | United States -- South Carolina |
| Source: | MAI 57/04M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
| Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language |
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| Publication Number: | 10798601 |
| ISBN: | 978-0-355-76820-6 |
