The researchers propose that classifiers override the basic word order of ASL because they create visual animations. But they start with an observation that initially deepens the mystery.

The purpose of this study was to obtain data on the developmental stages that deaf children pass through in acquiring the adult form of pronominal classifiers in American Sign Language, by obtaining ...

AS.370.115 Introduction to American Sign Language MF 3-4:15PM - Homewood Campus Designed for students who have no previous knowledge of ASL. Students will learn fingerspelling, words, facial ...

While they were careful to follow ASL grammar, classifiers and signs for other conventional words, what made their performances so special was a shared enthusiasm, not to mention some seriously ...

Two experiments explored two-to five-year-old Mandarin-speaking children's acquisition of classifiers, mandatory morphemes for expressing quantities in many Asian languages. Classifiers are similar to ...