Why does simultaneous communication in sign and spoken language often result in reduced grammatical complexity in the signed output?

💡 Explanation

Modality interference causes reduced grammatical complexity because the cognitive resources are divided between the two modalities, spoken and signed, therefore fluent signing might be compromised, rather than reflecting a deliberate code switch or spatial constraint.

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