While it is now accepted that sign languages should inform and constrain theories of
'Universal Grammar', their role in 'Universal Semantics' has been under-studied. We argue …

We argue that some sign language loci (ie positions in signing space that realize discourse
referents) are both formal variables and simplified representations of what they denote; in …

Abstract In American Sign Language (ASL), conjunction ('and') and disjunction ('or') are
often conveyed by the same general use coordinator (transcribed as “COORD”). So the …

In a number of signed languages, the distinction between nouns and verbs is evident in the
morphophonology of the signs themselves. Here we use a novel elicitation paradigm to …

Sign languages are conventionalized linguistic systems that vary across communities of
users and change as they are transmitted across generations or come into contact with other …

Abstract Words that are systematically related in form and meaning exhibit morphological
structure. A fundamental question in morphological theory concerns the nature of this …

Young children1 who are deaf, and cannot hear the spoken language in their environment,
and who also are not exposed to accessible linguistic input2 or medical intervention …

Families with children who are deaf face many important decisions, especially the mode (s)
of communication their children will use. The purpose of this focus group study was to better …

A-morphous Morphology is a morpheme-less theory of word-internal structure (Anderson
1992). Under this approach, derivational patterns are analyzed using Word Formation …

This paper presents a semiotic study of the distribution of a type of size depiction in lexical
signs in six sign languages. Recently, a growing number of studies are focusing on the …