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Date:  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:11:37 -0500 (EST)
From:  Nathalie.Niederberger at pse.unige.ch
Subject:  Linguistic proficiency of the deaf bilingual child ...

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Date:  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:11:37 -0500 (EST)
From:  Nathalie.Niederberger at pse.unige.ch
Subject:  Linguistic proficiency of the deaf bilingual child ...


Institution: University of Geneva
Program: Department of Psychology
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2004

Author: Nathalie Niederberger

Dissertation Title:

Linguistic proficiency of the deaf bilingual child in French Sign
Language Capacités langagières en langue des signes française et en
français écrit chez l'enfant sourd bilingue: quelles relations?

Linguistic Field: Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition

Subject Language:
French (code: FRN)
French Sign Language (code: FSL)
Swiss-french Sign Language (code: SSR)

Subject Language Family: Sign Language

Dissertation Director 1: Ulrich Frauenfelder


Dissertation Abstract:

Most deaf children have very poor oral and written language skills,
whereas their signing abilities are equivalent to those normally
developed by hearing children in their first language, provided they
are exposed to sign language early. We studied the relationship
between these capacities in French Sign Language and written French of
bilingual deaf children from the French-speaking part of
Switzerland. The developing capacities of 39 subjects were tested in
both comprehension and production, at the morpho-syntactic and
discourse levels. Other factors that may play a role in the
development of these skills (such as oral French, cognitive
capacities, demographics) were taken into account as well. Results
showed a positive and highly significant link between the capacities
developed in written French and French Sign Language. The relationship
was stronger in comprehension than in production, and also stronger at
the discourse level than the morpho-syntactic level. In addition, the
skills developed in oral language also appeared to be an important
factor in this interaction.


Les capacités en langue orale et écrite de la majorité des enfants
sourds sont très déficitaires, contrairement aux capacités que ceux-ci
développent en langue des signes en cas d'exposition précoce. Le
rapport entre ces différentes capacités langagières a été étudié chez
des enfants sourds bilingues de Suisse Romande, en Langue des Signes
Française et en français écrit. Les capacités de 39 sujets ont été
évaluées, en production et en compréhension, au niveau discursif et
morpho-syntaxique. D'autres facteurs pouvant influencer ces capacités
(français oral, capacités cognitives, caractéristiques familiales et
scolaires) ont aussi été considérés. Les résultats montrent un lien
positif et très significatif entre les capacités développées en
français écrit et en Langue des Signes Française. La relation semble
plus importante en compréhension qu'en production, et sur le plan
discursif que sur le plan morpho-syntaxique. En outre, les capacités
langagières orales paraissent un facteur également important dans
cette interaction.

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