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Phonological Deletion in American Sign Language
- Sign Language Studies
- Gallaudet University Press
- Volume 5, October 1974
- pp. 1-19
- 10.1353/sls.1974.0005
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The American Sign Language of the deaf (ASL) has a level of structure which is analogous to phonology. The natural basis for both lexical description and analysis of variation is the articulatory dynamics of the hands and body.