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The realisation that signed languages are true languages is one of the great discoveries of linguistic research. The work of many sign language researchers has revealed deep similarities between signed and spoken languages in their structure, acquisition and processing, as well as differences, arising from the differing articulatory and perceptual constraints under which signed languages are used and learned. This book provides a cross-linguistic examination of the properties of many signed languages, including detailed case studies of Hong Kong, British, Mexican and German sign languages. The contributions to this volume, by some of the most prominent researchers in the field, focus on a single question: to what extent is linguistic structure influenced by the modality of language? Their answers offer particular insights into the factors that shape the nature of language and contribute to our understanding of why languages are organised as they are.
Gesture --- Modality (Linguistics) --- Sign language --- #KVHA:Taalkunde; Gebarentaal --- #KVHA:Modaliteit --- #KVHA:Structuur --- Deaf --- Gesture language --- Mudra --- Linguistics --- Acting --- Body language --- Elocution --- Movement (Acting) --- Oratory --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Typologie (linguistique) --- Universaux (linguistique)
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This collection of nine original articles deals with the expression of possession at various levels of grammar, morphological, phrasal, and syntactic, and from a typologically diverse range of languages (including Germanic, Oceanic, Meso-American, and Australian Aboriginal). There are two main aims. The first is to reveal something of the range of constructions employed cross-linguistically in the expression of possession, and second, to present an understanding of the possessive relation itself as a cognitive and linguistic phenomenon. A guiding principle in the selection of contributors has
Grammar, Comparative and general --Possessives. --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Philology & Linguistics --- Languages & Literatures --- Possessives --- Linguistics. --- Possessives. --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Possessives (Grammar) --- Possessive adjective --- Possessive case --- Possessive pronoun --- Adjective --- Case --- Pronoun --- Language and languages --- Psycholinguistics --- Grammar --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative and general - Possessives --- Cognitive Linguistics. --- Language Typology. --- Morphology. --- Neurolinguistics. --- Psycholinguistics. --- Semantics. --- Syntax.
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It has been argued that properties of the visual-gestural modality impose a homogenizing effect on sign languages, leading to less structural variation in sign language structure as compared to spoken language structure. However, until recently, research on sign languages was limited to a number of (Western) sign languages. Before we can truly answer the question of whether modality effects do indeed cause less structural variation, it is necessary to investigate the similarities and differences that exist between sign languages in more detail and, especially, to include in this investigation less studied sign languages. The current research climate is testimony to a surge of interest in the study of a geographically more diverse range of sign languages. The volume reflects that climate and brings together work by scholars engaging in comparative sign linguistics research. The 11 articles discuss data from many different signed and spoken languages and cover a wide range of topics from different areas of grammar including phonology (word pictures), morphology (pronouns, negation, and auxiliaries), syntax (word order, interrogative clauses, auxiliaries, negation, and referential shift) and pragmatics (modal meaning and referential shift). In addition to this, the contributions address psycholinguistic issues, aspects of language change, and issues concerning data collection in sign languages, thereby providing methodological guidelines for further research. Although some papers use a specific theoretical framework for analyzing the data, the volume clearly focuses on empirical and descriptive aspects of sign language variation.
Sign language. --- Language and languages --- Psycholinguistics. --- Linguistic change. --- Langage par signes --- Variation (Linguistique) --- Psycholinguistique --- Changement linguistique --- Variation. --- linguistic typology. --- Linguistic change --- Psycholinguistics --- Sign language --- Variation
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Sign language linguists show here that all questions relevant to the linguistic investigation of spoken languages can be asked about sign languages. Conversely, questions that sign language linguists consider - even if spoken language researchers have not asked them yet - should also be asked of spoken languages. The HSK handbook Sign Language aims to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sign language linguistics. It includes 44 chapters, written by leading researchers in the field, that address issues in language typology, sign language grammar, psycholingui
Linguistics --- Semiotics --- Sign language --- Linguistics. --- Sign language. --- Social Welfare & Social Work --- Social Sciences --- Disabilities --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Language and languages --- Deaf --- Gesture language --- Gesture --- Signs and symbols --- Grammar. --- Language Typology. --- Neurolinguistics. --- Psycholinguistics. --- Sign Language. --- Sociolinguistics.
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