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A crosslinguistic study of the language of space : sign and spoken languages /

"This book examines spatial language in sign languages (Turkish Sign Language, Croatian Sign Language, American Sign Language, and Austrian Sign Language) and spoken languages (Turkish, English, and Croatian). The book presents a novel model, the Crossmodal Spatial Language, to account for simi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arik, Engin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework
  • Chapter 3 Methodology
  • Chapter 4 Describing Static Situations with Left-Right vs. Front-Back
  • Chapter 5 Describing Static Situations with Next-to, In, and On
  • Chapter 6 Describing Motion Events with To vs. Toward
  • Chapter 7 Describing Motion Events with Pass-by vs. Away
  • Chapter 8 Describing Causative Motion Events
  • Chapter 9 Conclusion and Future Directions
  • List of References.