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Grammar, gesture, and meaning in American Sign Language /

In sign languages of the deaf, now recognized as fully legitimate human languages, some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This book focuses on American Sign Language to examine the grammatical and conceptual purposes served by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liddell, Scott K., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • American Sign Language as a language
  • A sketch of the grammar of ASL
  • Pronouns and real space
  • Indicating verbs and real space
  • Surrogates
  • Directing signs at locations and things
  • Tokens
  • Buoys
  • Depicting verbs
  • Five brothers
  • Grammar, gesture, and meaning.