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- The article discusses the development of a new assessment tool for Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and highlights the shortcomings of current assessment methods.
- It details the adaptation of a test originally created for American Sign Language to better suit Auslan's unique grammatical structure.
- Additionally, the article presents preliminary data from deaf native signers, illustrating variability in grammatical features and addressing challenges in designing signed language tests.
Article Abstract
In this article, we outline the initial stages in development of an assessment instrument for Australian Sign Language and explore issues involved in the development of such a test. We first briefly describe the instruments currently available for assessing grammatical skills in Australian Sign Language and discuss the need for a more objective measure. We then describe our adaptation of an existing American Sign Language test, the Test Battery for American Sign Language Morphology and Syntax. Finally, this article presents some of the data collected from a group of deaf native signers. These data are used to demonstrate the range of variability in key grammatical features of Australian Sign Language and to raise methodological issues associated with signed language test design.
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