The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia
In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter
2014
[2014] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Sign language typology series ;
no. 5. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428233806719 |
| Summary: | In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main interest is the manifestation of signing space - the articulatory space surrounding the signers - for grammatical purposes in Yolngu Sign Language. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) Issued also in print |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781614518976 9781614515470 |
