
Visible Variation : Comparative Studies on Sign Language Structure.
Title:
Visible Variation : Comparative Studies on Sign Language Structure.
Author:
Perniss, Pamela M.
ISBN:
9783110198850
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (413 pages)
Series:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; v.188
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Notational conventions -- Can't you see the difference? Sources of variation in sign language structure -- Occurrence of mouthings in American Sign Language: A preliminary study -- Do all pronouns point? Indexicality of first person plural pronouns in BSL and ASL -- Negation in Jordanian Sign Language: A cross-linguistic perspective -- On the syntax of negation and modals in Catalan Sign Language and German Sign Language -- 'Real data are messy': Considering cross-linguistic analysis of constituent ordering in Auslan, VGT, and ISL -- Cross-linguistic comparison of interrogatives in Croatian, Austrian, and American Sign Languages -- The expression of modal meaning in German Sign Language and Irish Sign Language -- Reported action in Nicaraguan and American Sign Languages: Emerging versus established systems -- Grammaticalization of auxiliaries in sign languages -- The possible range of variation between sign languages: Universal Grammar, modality, and typological aspects -- Backmatter.
Abstract:
The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. The series considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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