Formational units in sign languages / / edited by Rachel Channon, Harry van der Hulst.
Sign languages and spoken languages have an equal capacity to communicate our thoughts. Beyond this, however, while there are many similarities, there are also fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social diffe...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sign Language Typology [SLT]
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Phonetics, Phonology, Iconicity and Innateness
- Part I. Observation
- Marked Hand Configurations in Asian Sign Languages / Fischer, Susan / Gong, Qunhu
- The phonetics and phonology of the TİD (Turkish Sign Language) bimanual alphabet / Kubus, Okan / Hohenberger, Annette
- Child-directed signing as a linguistic register / Pizer, Ginger / Meier, Richard P. / Shaw Points, Kathleen
- Part II. Experiment
- Sign language comprehension: Insights from misperceptions of different phonological parameters / Adam, Robert / Orfanidou, Eleni / McQueen, James M. / Morgan, Gary
- Lexical and Articulatory Influences on Phonological Processing in Taiwan Sign Language / Ann, Jean / Myers, James / Tsay, Jane / Oswego, Suny
- When does a system become phonological? Potential sources of handshape contrast in sign languages / Brentari, Diane / Eccarius, Petra
- A phonological awareness test for deaf children using Brazilian Sign Language / Cruz, Carina Rebello / Lamprecht, Regina Ritter
- Phonological category resolution in a new Sign Language: A comparative study of handshapes / Israel, Assaf / Sandler, Wendy
- American Sign Language Tone and Intonation: A Phonetic Analysis of Eyebrow Properties / Weast, Traci
- Part III. Theory
- Are dynamic features required in signs? / Channon, Rachel / Hulst, Harry van der
- A constraint-based account of distributional differences in handshapes / Eccarius, Petra
- ASL Movement Phonemes and Allophones / Hansen, Kathryn L.
- Movement types, Repetition, and Feature Organization in Hong Kong Sign Language / Mak, Joe / Tang, Gladys
- Language index
- Subject index