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| Autor/inn/en | Woodward, James; Allen, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Titel | Two Analyses of the ASL to English Continuum. |
| Quelle | (1986), (17 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | American Sign Language; Comparative Analysis; Contrastive Linguistics; English; Grammar; Hearing Impairments; Language Research; Rating Scales; Research Methodology; Structural Analysis (Linguistics); Teacher Behavior |
| Abstract | A study examined English grammatical characteristics used in the signing of teachers of hearing-impaired students, using a diglossic continuum between American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Scalogram analysis or implicational scaling, a traditional tool in variation theory useful for analyzing samples where there are a small number of tokens for each linguistic characteristic, and Rasch analysis, traditionally used in scaling test items, were performed on teacher's self-reported signing behavior in two English sentences. Teachers indicated whether they would fingerspell, use a separate sign or gesture, include as part of another sign, or omit specific words in the sentences, in order to communicate the meanings of the sentences. It is concluded that Rasch analysis not only provides the same descriptive information as scalogram analysis, but that it also provides information not available through scalogram analysis. Moreover, it was found to be possible to convert information obtained with the Rasch model into a scalogram model. Since the Rasch model appears to be a more powerful tool for analyzing variation along a continuum than scalogram analysis, it would be useful for linguists analyzing variation along a continuum to begin using Rasch analysis with or instead of implicational scales. (MSE) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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