Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language

Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in America

📁 Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language

✍ Scott K. Liddell 📂 Library 📅 2003 🏛 Cambridge University Press 🌐 English

In the sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. Such spatial uses of signs are an obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing. There is no parallel for this in vocally produced languages. This book fo

Form, Meaning, and Focus in American Sig

📁 Form, Meaning, and Focus in American Sign Language

✍ Miako N. P. Rankin 📂 Library 📅 2013 🏛 Gallaudet University Press 🌐 English

The meaning of any linguistic expression resides not only in the words, but also in the ways that those words are conveyed. In her new study, Miako N. P. Rankin highlights the crucial interrelatedness of form and meaning at all levels in order to consider specific types of American Sign Language (AS

Signed Language and Gesture Research in

📁 Signed Language and Gesture Research in Cognitive Linguistics

✍ Terry Janzen (editor); Barbara Shaffer (editor) 📂 Library 📅 2023 🏛 De Gruyter Mouton 🌐 English

<p>This volume represents the first time that researchers on signed language and gesture have come together with a coherent focus under the framework of cognitive linguistics. The pioneering work of Sherman Wilcox is highlighted throughout, scaffolding much of the research of these contributors. The

Signed Language and Gesture Research in

📁 Signed Language and Gesture Research in Cognitive Linguistics

✍ Terry Janzen (editor); Barbara Shaffer (editor) 📂 Library 📅 2023 🏛 De Gruyter Mouton 🌐 English

<p>This volume represents the first time that researchers on signed language and gesture have come together with a coherent focus under the framework of cognitive linguistics. The pioneering work of Sherman Wilcox is highlighted throughout, scaffolding much of the research of these contributors. The

Signed Language and Gesture Research in

📁 Signed Language and Gesture Research in Cognitive Linguistics

✍ Terry Janzen, Barbara Shaffer 📂 Library 📅 2023 🏛 De Gruyter Mouton 🌐 English

<p><span>This volume represents the first time that researchers on signed language and gesture have come together with a coherent focus under the framework of cognitive linguistics. The pioneering work of Sherman Wilcox is highlighted throughout, scaffolding much of the research of these contributor

American Sign Language: A Grammar Refere

📁 American Sign Language: A Grammar Reference Guide

✍ Molly O'Hara 📂 Library 📅 2017 🌐 English

Have you always wondered how American Sign Language makes sentences? Having an on-the-go ASL grammar reference guide at your fingertips sounds like a great idea! You can build your own sentences, mixing and matching signs in a variety of ways. Find out how a topical sentence is different from a decl