Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia.
Augment Altern Commun. 2009;25(3):187-201. doi: 10.1080/07434610903031133.
The iconicity of graphic symbols and the iconicity hypothesis are theoretical concepts that have had an impact on the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies for people with severe intellectual disabilities. This article reviews some of the recent literature on the impact of iconicity on symbol recognition and use by typically developing children and relates those findings to people with severe disability. It seems that although iconicity may have some impact on symbol learning, there are other variables that are likely to be much more important. It is likely that iconicity is not helpful to those learning graphic symbols who have little or no comprehension of spoken language.
图形符号的象似性和象似性假说理论概念对严重智力障碍者的辅助和替代性沟通策略的使用产生了影响。本文回顾了一些关于象似性对典型发展儿童符号识别和使用的影响的最新文献，并将这些发现与严重残疾者联系起来。似乎虽然象似性可能对符号学习有一定的影响，但还有其他变量可能更为重要。对于那些几乎或完全不理解口语的人来说，象似性可能对学习图形符号没有帮助。
