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| Title |
Signed Language Working Memory Capacity of Signed Language Interpreters and Deaf Signers
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| Published in |
Journal of Deaf Studies & Deaf Education, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1093/deafed/ens068 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jihong Wang, Jemina Napier |
| Abstract |
This study investigated the effects of hearing status and age of signed language acquisition on signed language working memory capacity. Professional Auslan (Australian sign language)/English interpreters (hearing native signers and hearing nonnative signers) and deaf Auslan signers (deaf native signers and deaf nonnative signers) completed an Auslan working memory (WM) span task. The results revealed that the hearing signers (i.e., the professional interpreters) significantly outperformed the deaf signers on the Auslan WM span task. However, the results showed no significant differences between the native signers and the nonnative signers in their Auslan working memory capacity. Furthermore, there was no significant interaction between hearing status and age of signed language acquisition. Additionally, the study found no significant differences between the deaf native signers (adults) and the deaf nonnative signers (adults) in their Auslan working memory capacity. The findings are discussed in relation to the participants' memory strategies and their early language experience. The findings present challenges for WM theories. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 71 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 11 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 18% |
| Linguistics | 11 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2013.
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#14,388,554
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#362
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#165,321
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#10
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