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  • Title: Deaf children creating written texts: contributions of American Sign Language and signed forms of English.
    Author: Mayer C, Akamatsu CT.
    Journal: Am Ann Deaf; 2000 Dec; 145(5):394-403. PubMed ID: 11191818.
    Abstract:
    The objectives of this descriptive study were to investigate the ways in which American Sign Language (ASL) and English-based sign allow for comprehension of text content, and to determine how these two avenues of communication might mediate the process of reconstructing "signed meaning" in a written text. The authors argue that comprehensible input in a visual mode is possible in either ASL or English-based sign. They further claim that English-based signing may be an effective means of bridging the gap between inner speech and written text.
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