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A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language

Author : Hope E. Morgan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110765756
Total Pages : 963 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language by : Hope E. Morgan

Download or read book A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language written by Hope E. Morgan and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 963 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the world’s sign languages. At the same time, it brings descriptive and theoretical research on sign language phonology into better alignment by systematically evaluating current models of sign language phonology for each of the main parameters – handshape, location, and movement – against the KSL data. This grammar also makes a methodological contribution by using a unique dataset of KSL minimal pairs in the analysis, demonstrating that minimal pairs are not as infrequent in sign languages as previously thought. The main content of the book is found in five chapters on handshape, location, core articulatory movement, manner of movement, and other distinctive features (e.g., orientation, mouth actions). The book also contains two large appendices that document the phonological evidence for each of the 44 handshapes and 37 locations. This book will be a key reference for descriptive and typological studies of sign phonology, as well as a helpful resource for linguists interested in understanding the similarities and differences between current models of sign phonology and identifying promising avenues for future research.

A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language

Author : Hope E. Morgan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110765691
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language by : Hope E. Morgan

Download or read book A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language written by Hope E. Morgan and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the world’s sign languages. At the same time, it brings descriptive and theoretical research on sign language phonology into better alignment by systematically evaluating current models of sign language phonology for each of the main parameters – handshape, location, and movement – against the KSL data. This grammar also makes a methodological contribution by using a unique dataset of KSL minimal pairs in the analysis, demonstrating that minimal pairs are not as infrequent in sign languages as previously thought. The main content of the book is found in five chapters on handshape, location, core articulatory movement, manner of movement, and other distinctive features (e.g., orientation, mouth actions). The book also contains two large appendices that document the phonological evidence for each of the 44 handshapes and 37 locations. This book will be a key reference for descriptive and typological studies of sign phonology, as well as a helpful resource for linguists interested in understanding the similarities and differences between current models of sign phonology and identifying promising avenues for future research.

The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect)

Author : Hope E. Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect) by : Hope E. Morgan

Download or read book The Phonology of Kenyan Sign Language (Southwestern Dialect) written by Hope E. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is a thriving national sign language used by tens of thousands of signers in Kenya, and which emerged out of two deaf schools in western Kenya in the early 1960s. In this thesis, I provide a thorough description and analysis of the basic phonological components of the KSL lexicon used in the southwestern region of Kenya (formerly south Nyanza Province). This phonological grammar of (SoNy)KSL makes contributions in three domains. In the descriptive domain, it provides a thorough report of the basic units in the main phonological parameters; i.e., Handshape (Ch. 4), Location (Ch. 5), and Movement (Ch 6, 7), as well as the evidence for the distinctiveness of each unit. The description for Movement and Location are particularly noteworthy because those parameters have received less attention in sign linguistics in general compared to Handshape. In the methodological domain, the grammar is based on a KSL Lexical Database built for this project, in which over 50 phonetic characteristics of 1,880 non-compound signs were coded. This database is currently one of only a few such richly coded lexical databases of sign languages. In addition, this grammar employs a rigorous approach to determining lexical contrast, which has yielded a separate dataset of 461 minimal pairs (Ch. 3). This dataset is unique in sign linguistics and reveals patterns of lexical contrast that were not previously known--and which have generated new hypotheses about how lexical contrast may be constrained by degrees of visual similarity. Finally, this thesis makes a theoretical contribution by comparing how different models of sign phonology can account for sign types in KSL. By evaluating the explanatory power of the main theories of sign phonology on the basis of specific descriptive data, this thesis gives unique insights into the theoretical validity of these models. It also proposes modifications in some cases, especially with regard to how the Dependency Model (DPM) can account for the representation of movement features and their relationship to the timing tier. In addition, a new movement feature, [dispersed], is described and its implementation worked out in the DPM.

The Oxford Handbook of the Mental Lexicon

Author : Anna Papafragou
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019258362X
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Mental Lexicon written by Anna Papafragou and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together the latest research from leading scholars on the mental lexicon - the representation of language in the mind/brain at the level of individual words and meaningful sub-word units. In recent years, the study of words as mental objects has grown rapidly across several fields, including linguistics, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, education, and cognitive science. This comprehensive collection spans multiple disciplines, topics, theories, and methods to highlight important advances in the study of the mental lexicon, identify areas of debate, and inspire innovation in the field from present and future generations of scholars. The book is divided into three parts. Part I presents modern linguistic and cognitive theories of how the mind/brain represents words at the phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic levels. This part also discusses broad architectural issues pertaining to the internal organization of the lexicon, the relation between words and concepts, and the role of compositionality. Part II examines how children learn the form and meaning of words in their native language, bridging learner- and environment-driven contributions and taking into account variability across both individual learners and communities. Chapters in the final part explore how the mental lexicon contributes to language use during listening, speaking, and conversation, and includes perspectives from bilingualism, sign languages, and disorders of lexical access and production.

Evaluative Constructions in Italian Sign Language (LIS)

Author : Elena Fornasiero
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110783444
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Evaluative Constructions in Italian Sign Language (LIS) by : Elena Fornasiero

Download or read book Evaluative Constructions in Italian Sign Language (LIS) written by Elena Fornasiero and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The domain of evaluative morphology is vast and complex, as it requires the combination of morphological, semantic and pragmatic information to be understood. Nevertheless, cross-linguistic studies on spoken languages show that languages share some patterns in the way they encode evaluative features. It follows that investigating evaluative morphology in sign languages (SLs) can enrich the literature and offer new insights. This book provides descriptive and theoretical contributions by considering Italian Sign Language (LIS) as empirical ground of investigation. At the descriptive level, the analysis of corpus and elicited data improves the description of morphological processes in LIS, as well as typological studies on evaluative morphology by adding the patterns of a visuo-gestural language. At the theoretical level, the study shows the benefit of combining different approaches (Generative Linguistics, Linguistic Typology, Cognitive Linguistics) for the exploration of evaluative constructions in SLs, as it allows to identify both modality-specific and modality-independent properties. In sum, this book encourages the readers to rely on different data types, analyses and theoretical perspectives to investigate linguistic phenomena in SLs.

Phonology and Morphology of Ekegusii

Author : Jelle Cammenga
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Phonology and Morphology of Ekegusii written by Jelle Cammenga and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lexical Borrowing in American Sign Language

Author : Robbin Battison
Publisher : Linstok Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lexical Borrowing in American Sign Language written by Robbin Battison and published by Linstok Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1978 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Descriptive Analysis of Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana)

Author : Victoria Anna Sophie Nyst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book A Descriptive Analysis of Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana) written by Victoria Anna Sophie Nyst and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adamorobe, a small Akan village in Ghana, has an unusually high incidence of hereditary deafness. As a result, a sign language came into being, Adamorobe Sign Language (AdaSL), which is unrelated to any other sign language described so far and is assumed to be about 200 years old. The present study describes selected aspects of AdaSL, notably phonology, lexicon, the expression of size and shape and the encoding of motion events. A comparison of these aspects with descriptions of other sign languages reveals interesting cross-linguistic differences in the use of iconicity as well as in the use of space and classifier constructions. Data were collected during three periods of fieldwork of nine months in total. Moreover, this study considers to what extent the social setting may influence the development of structural features in sign languages. This investigation nuances the impact the visual-spatial modality has on sign language structure. The book is of interest to scholars of sign linguistics, African linguistics, as well as contact linguistics and Deaf studies.

Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language

Author : Ceil Lucas
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781563681134
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (811 download)

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Book Synopsis Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language by : Ceil Lucas

Download or read book Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language written by Ceil Lucas and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguists Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli and a host of other researchers have taken the techniques used to study the regional variations in speech (such as saying "hwhich" for "which") and have applied them to American Sign Language. Discover how the same driving social factors affect signs in different regions in Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language.

Sign Languages of the World

Author : Julie Bakken Jepsen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 150150102X
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Sign Languages of the World by : Julie Bakken Jepsen

Download or read book Sign Languages of the World written by Julie Bakken Jepsen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.

Sign Language Phonology

Author : Diane Brentari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107113474
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Sign Language Phonology written by Diane Brentari and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys key findings and ideas in sign language phonology, exploring the crucial areas in phonology to which sign language studies has contributed.

Kenyan English

Author : Alfred Buregeya
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 150150097X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Kenyan English by : Alfred Buregeya

Download or read book Kenyan English written by Alfred Buregeya and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English in Kenya is a stable post-colonial variety that is used as an inter-ethnic lingua franca in private domains, is the medium of instruction as well as the language spoken in parliament and court rooms. Yet so far no comprehensive research monograph on Kenyan English has been published that surveys its characteristic linguistic features. The present book closes this gap by giving a full description of the characteristic linguistic features of Kenyan English. The book provides an in-depth overview of Kenyan English phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics and also gives a meticulous account of the diachronic evolution of this post-colonial variety.

Emerging Sign Languages of the Americas

Author : Olivier Le Guen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501504843
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Emerging Sign Languages of the Americas by : Olivier Le Guen

Download or read book Emerging Sign Languages of the Americas written by Olivier Le Guen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first to bring together researchers studying a range of different types of emerging sign languages in the Americas, and their relationship to the gestures produced in the surrounding communities of hearing individuals. Contents Acknowledgements Olivier Le Guen, Marie Coppola and Josefina Safar Introduction: How Emerging Sign Languages in the Americas contributes to the study of linguistics and (emerging) sign languages Part I: Emerging sign languages of the Americas. Descriptions and analysis John Haviland Signs, interaction, coordination, and gaze: interactive foundations of “Z”—an emerging (sign) language from Chiapas, Mexico Laura Horton Representational strategies in shared homesign systems from Nebaj, Guatemala Josefina Safar and Rodrigo Petatillo Chan Strategies of noun-verb distinction in Yucatec Maya Sign Languages Emmanuella Martinod, Brigitte Garcia and Ivani Fusellier A typological perspective on the meaningful handshapes in the emerging sign languages on Marajó Island (Brazil) Ben Braithwaite Emerging sign languages in the Caribbean Olivier Le Guen, Rebeca Petatillo and Rita (Rossy) Kinil Canché Yucatec Maya multimodal interaction as the basis for Yucatec Maya Sign Language Marie Coppola Gestures, homesign, sign language: Cultural and social factors driving lexical conventionalization Part II: Sociolinguistic sketches John B. Haviland Zinacantec family homesign (or “Z”) Laura Horton A sociolinguistic sketch of deaf individuals and families from Nebaj, Guatemala Josefina Safar and Olivier Le Guen Yucatec Maya Sign Language(s): A sociolinguistic overview Emmanuella Martinod, Brigitte Garcia and Ivani Fusellier Sign Languages on Marajó Island (Brazil) Ben Braithwaite Sociolinguistic sketch of Providence Island Sign Language Kristian Ali and Ben Braithwaite Bay Islands Sign Language: A Sociolinguistic Sketch Marie Coppola Sociolinguistic sketch: Nicaraguan Sign Language and Homesign Systems in Nicaragua

Sign Language Acquisition

Author : Anne Baker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 902728959X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Sign Language Acquisition written by Anne Baker and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How children acquire a sign language and the stages of sign language development are extremely important topics in sign linguistics and deaf education, with studies in this field enabling assessment of an individual child’s communicative skills in comparison to others. In order to do research in this area it is important to use the right methodological tools. The contributions to this volume address issues covering the basics of doing sign acquisition research, the use of assessment tools, problems of transcription, analyzing narratives and carrying out interaction studies. It serves as an ideal reference source for any researcher or student of sign languages who is planning to do such work. This volume was originally published as a Special Issue of Sign Language & Linguistics 8:1/2 (2005)

The Linguistics of Sign Languages

Author : Anne Baker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267340
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis The Linguistics of Sign Languages by : Anne Baker

Download or read book The Linguistics of Sign Languages written by Anne Baker and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How different are sign languages across the world? Are individual signs and signed sentences constructed in the same way across these languages? What are the rules for having a conversation in a sign language? How do children and adults learn a sign language? How are sign languages processed in the brain? These questions and many more are addressed in this introductory book on sign linguistics using examples from more than thirty different sign languages. Comparisons are also made with spoken languages. This book can be used as a self-study book or as a text book for students of sign linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary, some test-yourself questions and assignments, as well as a list of recommended texts for further reading. The book is accompanied by a website containing assignments, video clips and links to web resources.

A Prosodic Model of Sign Language Phonology

Author : Diane Brentari
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262024457
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book A Prosodic Model of Sign Language Phonology written by Diane Brentari and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superior to any other book on the subject that I have seen. I can see it being used as a class text or reference for current theory in sign language phonology.Carol A. Padden, Department of Communication, University of California

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary

Author : Richard A. Tennant
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781563680434
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by : Richard A. Tennant

Download or read book The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary written by Richard A. Tennant and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizes 1,600-plus ASL signs by 40 basic hand shapes rather than in alphabetical word order. This format allows users to search for a sign that they recognize but whose meaning they have forgotten or for the meaning of a new sign they have seen for the first time. The entries include descriptions of how to form each sign to represent the varying terms they might mean. Index of English glosses only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR