Mouth actions in sign languages an empirical study of Irish sign language

Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contribut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mohr, Susanne (Linguist), author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter 2014
[2014]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Sign languages and deaf communities ; 3.
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Sumario:Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to the linguistic description of ISL, research into non-manuals in sign languages, and is relevant for the cross-modal study of word classes.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (249 p.)
Issued also in print
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781614514978
9781614519041