Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language

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Cambridge University Press, 13.03.2003 - 384 Seiten
These results also suggest that our concept of "language" has been much too narrow and that a more comprehensive look at vocally produced languages will reveal the same integration of gestural, gradient, and symbolic elements."--Jacket.
 

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American Sign Language as a language
1
A sketch of the grammar of ASL
6
Pronouns and real space
66
Indicating verbs and real space
97
Surrogates
141
Directing signs at locations and things
176
Tokens
190
Buoys
223
Depicting verbs
261
Five brothers
317
Grammar gesture and meaning
355
Appendix
363
References
368
General index
377
Index of illustrated signs
380
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Scott K. Liddell
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Autoren-Profil (2003)

Scott K. Liddell is Professor of Linguistics and Program Coordinator for the Linguistics Program at Gallaudet University, Washington DC. His publications include American Sign Language Syntax (1980), and he is also the author of nearly 40 articles and chapters relating to sign language grammar and the use of sign language in educating deaf students.

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TitelGrammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language
Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language, Scott K. Liddell
Autor/inScott K. Liddell
Ausgabeillustriert, Neuauflage
VerlagCambridge University Press, 2003
ISBN0521016509, 9780521016506
Länge384 Seiten
  
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