Screen LibraryMouth actions in sign languages : an empirical study of Irish sign language /
Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sign languages and deaf communities [sldc];
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781614514978 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9781614514978.jpg |
| Summary: |
Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to the linguistic description of ISL, research into non-manuals in sign languages, and is relevant for the cross-modal study of word classes. |
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1 online resource(xviii,231pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9781614514978 |
| Index Number: | HV2476 |
| CLC: | H0 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Notational Conventions -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Linguistic Setup of Sign Languages The Case of Irish Sign Language (ISL) -- Chapter 3. Non-manuals in Sign Languages Theoretical Background -- Chapter 4. Mouth Actions in ISL A Typology of Mouthings and Mouth Gestures -- Chapter 5. Mouth Actions in ISL Sociolinguistic Factors -- Chapter 6. Mouth Actions in ISL Linguistic Factors -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Complete list of signs and fingerspellings with mouthings -- Appendix B. Contexts for examples (glossed with mouthings) -- Notes -- References -- Index. |