Form, meaning, and focus in American Sign Language /

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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, the author highlights the crucial interrelatedness of form and meaning at all levels in order to consider specific types of American Sign Language (ASL) expre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rankin, Miako N. P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : Gallaudet University Press, [2013]
Colección:Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 19.
Temas:
American Sign Language.
Deaf > Means of communication.
Language and culture.
Personnes sourdes > Moyens de communication.
Langage et culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
American Sign Language
Deaf > Means of communication
Language and culture
Disabilities.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Foundational Concepts
  • Features Relevant to Agent Focus in ASL
  • Defocused Agents in ASL Utterances
  • ASL Structures Used to Express Reduced Agent Focus
  • Agent Focus in ASL Text
  • Agent Focus in ASL-to-English Translation
  • Conclusion.

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