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Interactions of language and memory in deaf children and adults
Author(s) -
Marschark Mar,
Maye Thomas S
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9450.393069
Subject(s) - psychology , spoken language , cognition , sign language , cognitive psychology , variation (astronomy) , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , neuroscience , astrophysics
This article reviews theoretical and empirical issues concerning the relations of language and memory in deaf children and adults. An integration of previous studies, together with the presentation of new findings, suggests that there is an intimate relation between spoken language and memory. Either spoken language or sign language can serve as a natural mode of communication for young children (deaf or hearing), leading to normal language, social, and cognitive development. Nevertheless, variation in spoken language abilities can be shown to have a direct impact on memory span. Although the ways in which memory span can effect other cognitive processes and academic achievement are not considered in depth here, several variables that can have direct impact on the language‐memory interaction are considered. These findings have clear implications for the education of deaf children.