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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter
2014
[2014] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Sign languages and deaf communities ;
3. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425892606719 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 p.) Issued also in print |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781614514978 9781614519041 |
