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Nonmanuals in Sign Language

By Markus Steinbach , Annika Herrmann

Book information

Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Year
2013
ISBN
9027202729, 9789027202727
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12781940 bytes)
Series
Benjamins Current Topics
Pages
203\204
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-11-22 00:48:38
Языки и языкознание;Жестовые языки мира;Научные ст

Description

In addition to the hands, sign languages make extensive use of nonmanual articulators such as the body, head, and face to convey linguistic information. This collected volume focuses on the forms and functions of nonmanuals in sign languages. The articles discuss various aspects of specific nonmanual markers in different sign languages and enhance the fact that nonmanuals are an essential part of sign language grammar. Approaching the topic from empirical, theoretical, and computational perspectives, the book is of special interest to sign language researchers, typologists, and theoretical as well as computational linguists that are curious about language and modality. The articles investigate phenomena such as mouth gestures, agreement, negation, topicalization, and semantic operators, and discuss general topics such as language and modality, simultaneity, computer animation, and the interfaces between syntax, semantics, and prosody.Originally published in Sign Language & Linguistics 14:1 (2011).

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