The meaning of space in sign language : reference, specificity and structure in Catalan sign language discourse /

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Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). On the basis of small-scale corpus data, it provides an exhaustive description of referential devices dependent on space. The book provide...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barberà Altimira, Gemma
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : De Gruyter Mouton : Ishara Press, [2015]
Series:Sign languages and deaf communities ; 4.
Subjects:
Sign language > Syntax.
Space.
Spanish Sign Language.
Lengua de Signos Española.
Langage par signes > Syntaxe.
Espace.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language.
Sign language > Syntax
Space
Spanish Sign Language
Discourse Structure.
Referentiality.
Signing Space.
Specificity.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Space in sign languages: background
  • A morpheme on spatial planes
  • Spatial locations and discourse referents
  • Deixis and familiarity
  • Specificity
  • Disocurse structure and prominence
  • Final remarks.

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