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Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages

Author : Karen Emmorey
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135632952
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Book Synopsis Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages by : Karen Emmorey

Download or read book Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages written by Karen Emmorey and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-04-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality. The major goals are to bring to light critical issues related to the study of classifier constructions and to present state-of-the-art linguistic and psycholinguistic analyses of these constructions. It is hoped that by doing so, more researchers will be inspired to investigate the nature of classifier constructions across signed languages and further explore the unique aspects of these forms. The papers in this volume discuss the following issues: *how sign language classifiers differ from spoken languages; *cross-linguistic variation in sign language classifier systems; *the role of gesture; *the nature of morpho-syntactic and phonological constraints on classifier constructions; *the grammaticization process for these forms; and *the acquisition of classifier forms. Divided into four parts, groups of papers focus on a particular set of issues, and commentary papers end each section.

Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages

Author : Karen Emmorey
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135632960
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Sign Language

Author : Jim G. Kyle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521357173
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (571 download)

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Book Synopsis Sign Language by : Jim G. Kyle

Download or read book Sign Language written by Jim G. Kyle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-02-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of the importance of sign language in the deaf community is very recent indeed. This book provides a study of the communication and culture of deaf people, and particularly of the deaf community in Britain. The authors' principal aim is to inform educators, psychologists, linguists and professionals working with deaf people about the rich language the deaf have developed for themselves - a language of movement and space, of the hands and of the eyes, of abstract communication as well as iconic story telling. The first chapters of the book discuss the history of sign language use, its social aspects and the issues surrounding the language acquisition of deaf children (BSL) follows, and the authors also consider how the signs come into existence, change over time and alter their meanings, and how BSL compares and contrasts with spoken languages and other signed languages. Subsequent chapters examine sign language learning from a psychological perspective and other cognitive issues. The book concludes with a consideration of the applications of sign language research, particularly in the contentious field of education. There is still much to be discovered about sign language and the deaf community, but the authors have succeeded in providing an extensive framework on which other researchers can build, from which professionals can develop a coherent practice for their work with deaf people, and from which hearing parents of deaf children can draw the confidence to understand their children's world.

Classifiers

Author : Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191543985
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Classifiers written by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-03-30 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all languages have some ways of categorizing nouns. Languages of South-East Asia have classifiers used with numerals, while most Indo-European languages have two or three genders. They can have a similar meaning and one can develop from the other. This book provides a comprehensive and original analysis of noun categorization devices all over the world. It will interest typologists, those working in the fields of morphosyntactic variation and lexical semantics, as well as anthropologists and all other scholars interested in the mechanisms of human cognition.

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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Book Synopsis A Prosodic Model of Sign Language Phonology by : Diane Brentari

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

Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language

Author : Scott K. Liddell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521016506
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language by : Scott K. Liddell

Download or read book Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language written by Scott K. Liddell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text

Simultaneity in Signed Languages

Author : Myriam Vermeerbergen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027247964
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (479 download)

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Book Synopsis Simultaneity in Signed Languages by : Myriam Vermeerbergen

Download or read book Simultaneity in Signed Languages written by Myriam Vermeerbergen and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Signed language users can draw on a range of articulators when expressing linguistic messages, including the hands, torso, eye gaze, and mouth. Sometimes these articulators work in tandem to produce one lexical item while in other instances they operate to convey different types of information simultaneously. Over the past fifteen years, there has been a growing interest in the issue of simultaneity in signed languages. However, this book is the first to offer a comprehensive treatment of this topic, presenting a collection of papers dealing with different aspects of simultaneity in a range of related and unrelated signed languages, in descriptive and cross-linguistic treatments which are set in different theoretical frameworks. This volume has relevance for those interested in sign linguistics, in teaching and learning signed languages, and is also highly recommended to anyone interested in the fundamental underpinnings of human language and the effects of signed versus spoken modality.

Sign Language and Linguistic Universals

Author : Wendy Sandler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521483957
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (839 download)

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Book Synopsis Sign Language and Linguistic Universals by : Wendy Sandler

Download or read book Sign Language and Linguistic Universals written by Wendy Sandler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this pioneering and original study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share. Drawing on general linguistic theory, they describe and analyze sign language structure, showing linguistic universals in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of sign language, while also revealing non-universal aspects of its structure that must be attributed to its physical transmission system. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions of signs and facial expressions accessible to readers. Engaging and informative, Sign Language and Linguistic Universals will be invaluable to linguists, psychologists, and all those interested in sign languages, linguistic theory and the universal properties of human languages.

The Routledge Handbook of Theoretical and Experimental Sign Language Research

Author : Josep Quer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317624270
Total Pages : 853 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Theoretical and Experimental Sign Language Research written by Josep Quer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Theoretical and Experimental Sign Language Research bridges the divide between theoretical and experimental approaches to provide an up-to-date survey of key topics in sign language research. With 29 chapters written by leading and emerging scholars from around the world, this Handbook covers the following key areas: On the theoretical side, all crucial aspects of sign language grammar studied within formal frameworks such as Generative Grammar; On the experimental side, theoretical accounts are supplemented by experimental evidence gained in psycho- and neurolinguistic studies; On the descriptive side, the main phenomena addressed in the reviewed scholarship are summarized in a way that is accessible to readers without previous knowledge of sign languages. Each chapter features an introduction, an overview of existing research, and a critical assessment of hypotheses and findings. The Routledge Handbook of Theoretical and Experimental Sign Language Research is key reading for all advanced students and researchers working at the intersection of sign language research, linguistics, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics.

Australian Sign Language (Auslan)

Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139459635
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Australian Sign Language (Auslan) written by Trevor Johnston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar (how sentences are structured), phonology (the building blocks of signs), morphology (the structure of signs), lexicon (vocabulary), semantics (how meaning is created), and discourse (how Auslan is used in context). The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan, and show how Auslan is related to other sign languages, such as those used in Britain, the USA and New Zealand. Complete with clear illustrations of the signs in use and useful further reading lists, this is an ideal resource for anyone interested in Auslan, as well as those seeking a clear, general introduction to sign language linguistics.

Italian Sign Language from a Cognitive and Socio-semiotic Perspective

Author : Virginia Volterra
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027257841
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Italian Sign Language from a Cognitive and Socio-semiotic Perspective by : Virginia Volterra

Download or read book Italian Sign Language from a Cognitive and Socio-semiotic Perspective written by Virginia Volterra and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reveals new insights on the faculty of language. By proposing a new approach in the analysis and description of Italian Sign Language (LIS), that can be extended also to other sign languages, this book also enlightens some aspects of spoken languages, which were often overlooked in the past and only recently have been brought to the fore and described. First, the study of face-to-face communication leads to a revision of the traditional dichotomy between linguistic and enacted, to develop a new approach to embodied language (Kendon, 2004). Second, all structures of language take on a sociolinguistic and pragmatic meaning, as proposed by cognitive semantics, which considers it impossible to trace a separation between purely linguistic and extralinguistic knowledge. Finally, if speech from the point of view of its materiality is variable, fragile, and non-segmentable (i.e. not systematically discrete), also signs are not always segmentable into discrete, invariable and meaningless units. This then calls into question some of the properties traditionally associated with human languages in general, notably that of ‘duality of patterning’. These are only some of the main issues you will find in this volume that has no parallel both in sign and in spoken languages linguistic research.

Sign Language Research Sixty Years Later: Current and Future Perspectives

Author : Valentina Cuccio
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832505341
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Sign Language Research Sixty Years Later: Current and Future Perspectives written by Valentina Cuccio and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jordanian Sign Language

Author : Bernadet Hendriks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jordanian Sign Language written by Bernadet Hendriks and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Linguistic Foundations of Narration in Spoken and Sign Languages

Author : Annika Hübl
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027263981
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Linguistic Foundations of Narration in Spoken and Sign Languages by : Annika Hübl

Download or read book Linguistic Foundations of Narration in Spoken and Sign Languages written by Annika Hübl and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the focus of linguistic research has shifted from sentence to larger units such as text and discourse and accordingly from syntax to semantics and pragmatics. This has led to the development and application of corresponding discourse semantic and pragmatic theories such as, for instance, (S)DRT, Centering Theory, Accessibility Theory, QUD, Generalized Conversational Implicatures, Super Monsters and Gesture Semantics and new empirical approaches in the framework of experimental semantics and pragmatics or corpus linguistic discourse analysis. The contributions to this collected volume build on these developments and investigate the linguistic foundations of narration from various perspectives. The contributions address topics such as speech and thought representation, free indirect speech, information structure, anaphora resolution, co-speech gestures, classifier constructions as well as role shift and constructed action. The volume provides new insights in the linguistic structures underlying narration in written, spoken, and sign languages from an experimental, developmental, historical, typological, and theoretical perspective. The contributions will appeal to theoretical linguists, sign language linguists, typologists, literary scholars, psycholinguists, and philosophers.

Sign Language

Author : Roland Pfau
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110261324
Total Pages : 1140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Sign Language written by Roland Pfau and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 1140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sign language linguists show here that all questions relevant to the linguistic investigation of spoken languages can be asked about sign languages. Conversely, questions that sign language linguists consider - even if spoken language researchers have not asked them yet - should also be asked of spoken languages. The HSK handbook Sign Language aims to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sign language linguistics. It includes 44 chapters, written by leading researchers in the field, that address issues in language typology, sign language grammar, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, and language documentation and transcription. Crucially, all topics are presented in a way that makes them accessible to linguists who are not familiar with sign language linguistics.

Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children

Author : Brenda Schick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190292695
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children by : Brenda Schick

Download or read book Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children written by Brenda Schick and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-02 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of sign language has a long history. Indeed, humans' first languages may have been expressed through sign. Sign languages have been found around the world, even in communities without access to formal education. In addition to serving as a primary means of communication for Deaf communities, sign languages have become one of hearing students' most popular choices for second-language study. Sign languages are now accepted as complex and complete languages that are the linguistic equals of spoken languages. Sign-language research is a relatively young field, having begun fewer than 50 years ago. Since then, interest in the field has blossomed and research has become much more rigorous as demand for empirically verifiable results have increased. In the same way that cross-linguistic research has led to a better understanding of how language affects development, cross-modal research has led to a better understanding of how language is acquired. It has also provided valuable evidence on the cognitive and social development of both deaf and hearing children, excellent theoretical insights into how the human brain acquires and structures sign and spoken languages, and important information on how to promote the development of deaf children. This volume brings together the leading scholars on the acquisition and development of sign languages to present the latest theory and research on these topics. They address theoretical as well as applied questions and provide cogent summaries of what is known about early gestural development, interactive processes adapted to visual communication, linguisic structures, modality effects, and semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic development in sign. Along with its companion volume, Advances in the Spoken Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Children, this book will provide a deep and broad picture about what is known about deaf children's language development in a variety of situations and contexts. From this base of information, progress in research and its application will accelerate, and barriers to deaf children's full participation in the world around them will continue to be overcome.

Evaluative Constructions in Italian Sign Language (LIS)

Author : Elena Fornasiero
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110783444
Total Pages : 244 pages
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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.