Simultaneous structures in sign languages: Acquisition and emergence
The visual-gestural modality affords its users simultaneous movement of several
independent articulators and thus lends itself to simultaneous encoding of information. Much …
independent articulators and thus lends itself to simultaneous encoding of information. Much …
Does language shape silent gesture?
Languages differ in how they organize events, particularly in the types of semantic elements
they express and the arrangement of those elements within a sentence. Here we ask …
they express and the arrangement of those elements within a sentence. Here we ask …
Simultaneity as an emergent property of efficient communication in language: A comparison of silent gesture and sign language
Sign languages use multiple articulators and iconicity in the visual modality which allow
linguistic units to be organized not only linearly but also simultaneously. Recent research …
linguistic units to be organized not only linearly but also simultaneously. Recent research …
[PDF][PDF] Language in the visual modality: Cospeech gesture and sign language
ASLI ÖZYÜREK AND BENCIE WOLL traditions of lit er a ture, recently there have been
attempts to achieve a joint perspective that seeks to understand the role of the visual …
attempts to achieve a joint perspective that seeks to understand the role of the visual …
[PDF][PDF] Sign languages of Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, and their challenges for sign language typology
LW Reed - 2019 - academia.edu
The diverse sign languages (SLs) between established deaf community SLs and homesign
have been called the “grey area” of SL linguistics, by virtue of their resistance to …
have been called the “grey area” of SL linguistics, by virtue of their resistance to …
Object marking in the signed modality: Verbal and nominal strategies in Swedish Sign Language and other sign languages
C Börstell - 2017 - diva-portal.org
In this dissertation, I investigate various aspects of object marking and how these manifest
themselves in the signed modality. The main focus is on Swedish Sign Language (SSL), the …
themselves in the signed modality. The main focus is on Swedish Sign Language (SSL), the …
Abrupt grammatical reorganization of an emergent sign language: The expression of motion in Zinacantec Family Homesign
A German - Diachronica, 2024 - jbe-platform.com
This study traces the development of discrete, combinatorial structure in Zinacantec Family
Homesign ('Z Sign'), a sign language developed since the 1970s by several deaf siblings in …
Homesign ('Z Sign'), a sign language developed since the 1970s by several deaf siblings in …
Universal constraints on linguistic event categories: A cross-cultural study of child homesign
Languages carve up conceptual space in varying ways—for example, English uses the verb
cut both for cutting with a knife and for cutting with scissors, but other languages use distinct …
cut both for cutting with a knife and for cutting with scissors, but other languages use distinct …
Chapter 3. Function and processing of gesture in the context of language
A Özyürek - Why Gesture? How the hands function in speaking …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Most research focuses function of gesture independent of its link to the speech it
accompanies and the coexpressive functions it has together with speech. This chapter …
accompanies and the coexpressive functions it has together with speech. This chapter …
The causative-inchoative alternation and age-of-acquisition effects on multi-predicate constructions in Turkish Sign Language
D Kayabaşı, K Gökgöz - Language Learning and Development, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We discuss the causative-inchoative alternation in Turkish Sign Language (Türk İşaret Dili–
TİD), and the age of acquisition effects on multi-predicate, complex constructions that are …
TİD), and the age of acquisition effects on multi-predicate, complex constructions that are …