Exploratory study of spoken and sign language comprehension among Deaf and Hard-of-hearing adults in Slovenia
Exploratory study of spoken and sign language comprehension among Deaf and Hard-of-hearing adults in Slovenia
Author(s): Jerneja Novšak Brce, Iza Pomlad, Ingrid Žolgar Jerković, Damjana KogovšekSubject(s): Communication studies, Language acquisition, Cognitive linguistics, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
Keywords: Deaf and hard-of-hearing; spoken language comprehension; sign language comprehension;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore spoken and sign language comprehension among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) adults in Slovenia. A sample of 116 DHH participants from eleven Slovenian DHH associations completed a series of tasks that were used to measure their comprehension abilities related to spoken and sign language. The instructions were stratified into three groups according to the complexity of the language. Positive correlations were established between the comprehension ability of spoken and sign language. Slovenian DDH participants differed significantly with respect to the following predictors of spoken and sign language comprehension: age at onset of hearing loss, degree of hearing loss, and age of sign language exposure. The findings of this study provide a starting point for further research on the comprehension of spoken and sign language.
Journal: Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istrazivanja
- Issue Year: 59/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 30-44
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English