Characteristics оf sign and spoken vocabulary of deaf and hard of hearing pupils of elementary school age

Gluvo dete istovremeno uči da izgovara reči i samo značenje te reči, odnosno i reč i pojam koji je tom rečju označen. Cilj istraživanja bio je ispitivanje stepena usvojenosti znakovnog i govornog jezičkog izraza kod gluvih i nagluvih učenika osnovnoškolskog uzrasta, i razumevanje pojmova u okviru leksičke oblasti Komunikacija. Uzorak je činilo 91 gluve i nagluve dece osnovnoškolskog uzrasta. Uzrast i ocena iz srpskog jezika utiču na poznavanje i razumevanje pojmova (p=0,01).Razvoj znakovnog jezika prati razvoj govora, utiče na bolje razumevanje značenja postojećih reči, kao i na usvajanje značenja novih-nepoznatih reči. Uočene su izvesne specifičnosti u znakovnom i govornom izražavanju gluvih i nagluvih učenika osnovnoškolskog uzrasta. Gluva i nagluva deca su pokazala slabo razumevanje pojmova, teškoće u razumevanju pročitanog i poznavanju značenja reči.The deaf child learns to pronounce words and their factual meaning, meaning both the word and notion signified by that word. The aim of the research was to examine the level of acquisition of the sign language and speech by deaf and hard of hearing pupils of the elementary school age, and their understanding the notions within the lexical field Communication. The sample comprised 91 deaf and hard of hearing children of elementary school age. The results show that age and the grade in Serbian language have impact on understanding the notions (p=0.01). The development of sign language coincides with the development of speech and that it facilitates the better understanding of the meanings of existing words, as well as the adoption of the meanings of new-unknown words.Certain specific characteristics were observed in sign language expression and spoken expression of deaf and hard of hearing pupils of elementary school age. Deaf and hard of hearing children showed little understanding of notions, difficulty in reading and understanding the read text and difficulty in knowing the meanings of words