The meaning of space in sign language : : reference, specificity and structure in Catalan sign language discourse / / by Gemma Barberà Altimira.
Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). On the basis of small-scale corpus data, it provides an exhaustive description of referential devices dependent on space. The book provide...
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Superior document: | Sign Languages and Deaf Communities, 4 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Preston, [Lancashire, England] : : De Gruyter Mouton :, Ishara Press,, 2015. ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Sign languages and deaf communities ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front matter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of tables
- Abbreviations
- Notational conventions
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Space in sign languages: background
- Chapter 3. A morpheme on spatial planes
- Chapter 4. Spatial locations and discourse referents
- Chapter 5. Deixis and familiarity
- Chapter 6. Specificity
- Chapter 7. Discourse structure and prominence
- Chapter 8. Final remarks
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index