Phonemic Differences in American Sign Language Can Be Described According

question 25

Multiple Choice

Phonemic differences in American Sign Language can be described according to

• A)hand shape, hand placement, and hand movement.
• B)place and manner of articulation.
• C)mouth movements that occur while the signer is signing.
• D)facial expression.

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Definitions:

Barton and Komatsu

Researchers noted for their contributions in the field of cognitive psychology, particularly in the study of human memory and knowledge representation.

Nominal-Kind Items

Objects or concepts that are categorized based on names or labels rather than by measurable properties or innate characteristics.

Natural-Kind Items

Objects or entities that occur naturally within the environment, often distinguished from artificial or man-made objects in categorization tasks.

Semantically Prime

The process of preparing someone's cognitive system to more efficiently process or respond to a certain category of stimuli by presenting them with related information beforehand.