Synthesis of sign and speech in a New Zealand Sign Language-target session: Oral channel variation of hearing bimodal bilingual children of Deaf parents

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Synthesis of sign and speech in a New Zealand Sign Language-target session: Oral channel variation of hearing bimodal bilingual children of Deaf parents

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This thesis investigates the uniquely “bimodal” bilingual language production of some of the New Zealand Deaf community’s youngest members—hearing and cochlear-implanted Deaf children who have Deaf signing parents. These bimodal bilinguals (aged 4-9 years old) are native users of two typologically different languages (New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and English), and two modalities (visual-manual and auditory-oral). The primary focus of this study is the variation found in the oral channel p...

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Masters

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2017

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Smith, Kaitlyn

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Synthesis_of_sign_and_speech_in_a_New_Zealand_Sign_Language-...

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Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax) / Sociolinguistics / Bimodal bilingualism / Child language development / New Zealand Sign Language / Oral channel / Code-blending / Transfer / Audible and visual volume / School: School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies / Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics) / Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) / Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture / Degree Discipline: Linguistics / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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