Which Statement Accurately Describes a Similarity or Difference in the Way

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately describes a similarity or difference in the way acoustic speech and visual sign languages are perceived?

• A) Vocally produced sounds vary in several acoustic dimensions, whereas only the shape of a hand gesture matters in sign language.
• B) Experienced listeners of spoken language can ignore sound variations, whereas even those fluent in sign language never learn to ignore variation in hand shape.
• C) Speakers acquire the accent of their communities, whereas signers produce universally stereotyped hand movements and shapes no matter where they use sign language.
• D) There are no major differences-visual perception shares many principles with auditory perception, and both types of language function in an equally complex manner.

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