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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"handshape"”.
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A kinematic analysis of sign language
… in American Sign Language (ASL) and include handshape, hand location, movement, orientation, and facial expression. Signed and oral languages are not mutually understood, and many deaf individuals live in linguistic isolation. This research addresses computer translation between signing and …
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American Sign Language phonemic awareness in deaf children: implications for instruction
… (ASLP AI). In Study #2 the phonological aspect ofhandshape and its relationship to the Manual Alphabet is investigated. Twenty-nine deaf children, between the ages of 4-8, who used sign language, were tested on 7 major ASL Phonological tasks. 175 questions were posed. Of the total group, eight …
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Language in profoundly deaf people with schizophrenia
… patients appeared to make frequent errors in handshape, which in the context of the study implied abnormality in production of a particular linguistic element of sign language, classifiers. The aim in Study 2 was to further examine Study 1’s finding of abnormality in the production of …
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A Comparison of Chinese and Taiwan Sign Languages: Towards a New Model for Sign Language Comparison
… addition to the four phonologicalparameters of handshape, location, movement, and orientation). However, McKee and Kennedy's methodology has its merits, and can be adopted, although with modifications, for synchronic comparisons across sign language. In developing a new model for lexical …
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Classification of hand held shapes and locations in continuous signing
… has been categorized as being combinations of handshape, movement, orientation, location, and facial expressions. Of the five sign parameters, this thesis focuses on classification of two of the main parameters, the hand shapes and locations, in continuous signing. Since the nature of hand …
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Numeral incorporation in American Sign Language
… of any one numeral-incorporated sign can vary in handshape, orientation, or movement. The numeral ranges for which numerals can incorporate into numeral-incorporated signs also vary according to signer and according to the base.</p> <p>Numeral-incorporated signs can be represented autosegmentally …
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Coarticulation in American Sign Language Fingerspelling
… smaller articulators and spread across multiple handshapes. To test these hypotheses, five fluent ASL fingerspellers were recorded and the data was examined in reference to these three hypotheses. After analysis of this data, the first hypothesis was found to be supported. The second hypothesis …