The use of signs and the coding of prefix markers by teachers at a school for deaf

The use of aspects of an artificially devised manual code in a black school for the deaf was examined. The encoding of prefixes, bound with the noun class system, in Tswana as used by seven teachers was studied as well as the consistency of the teachers to code lexical items. Results indicated the a...

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Main Authors:	Myrtle L. Aron, Robyn E. Lewis, Judy L. Willemse
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 1986-12-01
Series:	South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Online Access:	https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/324

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spelling	doaj-5571ba3e908b49b88730f1b6437193c62020-11-25T01:40:27ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders0379-80462225-47651986-12-0133110.4102/sajcd.v33i1.324227The use of signs and the coding of prefix markers by teachers at a school for deafMyrtle L. Aron0Robyn E. Lewis1Judy L. Willemse2Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the WitwatersrandDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the WitwatersrandDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the WitwatersrandThe use of aspects of an artificially devised manual code in a black school for the deaf was examined. The encoding of prefixes, bound with the noun class system, in Tswana as used by seven teachers was studied as well as the consistency of the teachers to code lexical items. Results indicated the absence of signed prefix markers, inconsistency in signing lexical items and much variability among teachers in the signs used. The educational and research implications are discussed.https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/324
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title	The use of signs and the coding of prefix markers by teachers at a school for deaf
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series	South African Journal of Communication Disorders
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description	The use of aspects of an artificially devised manual code in a black school for the deaf was examined. The encoding of prefixes, bound with the noun class system, in Tswana as used by seven teachers was studied as well as the consistency of the teachers to code lexical items. Results indicated the absence of signed prefix markers, inconsistency in signing lexical items and much variability among teachers in the signs used. The educational and research implications are discussed.
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The use of signs and the coding of prefix markers by teachers at a school for deaf

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