On relativization and clefting : : an analysis of Italian sign language / / by Chiara Branchini.
This work is a contribution to our understanding of relativization strategies and clefting in Italian Sign Language, and more broadly, to our understanding of these constructions in world languages by setting the discussion on the theories that have been proposed in the literature of spoken language...
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Superior document: | Sign languages and deaf communities, 5 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton,, [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 2014 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Sign languages and deaf communities ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of figures -- Notational conventions -- Sign language acronyms -- General Introduction -- Part I: Introducing Italian Sign Language (LIS) -- 1. Italian Sign Language and the Italian Deaf community -- 2. A syntactic outline of Italian Sign Language (LIS) -- Part II: On Relativization -- 3. Relativization strategies in spoken languages -- 4. Relative clauses in sign languages: A typological survey -- 5. Some methodological issues -- 6. An internally headed relative clause analysis for LIS relative structures -- Part III: On Clefting -- 7. Clefting in spoken languages -- 8. An analysis of LIS cleft constructions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | This work is a contribution to our understanding of relativization strategies and clefting in Italian Sign Language, and more broadly, to our understanding of these constructions in world languages by setting the discussion on the theories that have been proposed in the literature of spoken languages to derive the syntactic phenomena object of investigation. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 150150004X 1501500007 |
ISSN: | 2192-516X ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Chiara Branchini. |