The meaning of space in sign language reference, specificity and structure in Catalan sign language discourse
Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language. It provides insight into the study of meaning in the visual-spatial modality and into our understanding of the discourse behavior of spatial loc...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston ; Berlin : Preston :
De Gruyter Mouton ; Ishara PRess
cop. 2015
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| Colección: | Sign languages and deaf communities ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006548369708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Space in sign languages: background
- A morpheme on spatial planes
- Spatial locations and discourse referents
- Deixis and familiarity
- Specificity
- Disocurse structure and prominence
- Final remarks.
