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Development of sign-based perception by deaf children.

H Hamilton

    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |June 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Deaf children acquiring sign language show perceptual abilities similar to hearing children learning spoken language. They can identify signs based on their structure and distinguish between similar signs.

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    Area of Science:

    • Linguistics
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Audiology

    Background:

    • Understanding the perceptual development in deaf children is crucial for language acquisition.
    • Previous research has explored various aspects of cognitive and linguistic development in deaf populations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the sign-based perceptual abilities of deaf children.
    • To compare the perceptual development of deaf signers with hearing speakers.

    Main Methods:

    • The study involved 59 deaf children.
    • Perceptual abilities related to formational parameters and minimal pair discrimination were assessed.

    Main Results:

    • Deaf signing children perceive isolated lexical items based on their formational parameters.
    • Deaf signers demonstrate developmental trends in distinguishing minimal pairs, mirroring those in hearing speakers.

    Conclusions:

    • Deaf children utilize sign parameters for lexical perception, similar to how hearing children use phonological features.
    • The development of perceptual skills for distinguishing minimal pairs in sign language appears analogous to spoken language acquisition.

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