Facial expressions are used by humans to convey various types of meaning in various
contexts. The range of meanings spans basic possibly innate socio-emotional concepts …

In the sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be
meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. Such spatial uses of signs are an …

Superior to any other book on the subject that I have seen. I can see it being used as a class
text or reference for current theory in sign language phonology. This book is intended in part …

The purpose of this review article is to provide a comprehensive description of research on
homesign systems. Homesign refers to the gestural communication of deaf individuals who …

This is a study of the interaction of phonology with syntax, and, to some extent, with
meaning, in a natural sign language. It adopts the theory of prosodic phonology (Nespor & …

An analysis of spoken language discourse cannot be limited to merely the words used in the
discourse and their grammatical arrangement. It is well known, for example, that speakers …

This dissertation explores the use of head tilt and eye gaze as non-manual grammatical
correlates of syntactic agreement in American Sign Language (ASL). While the non-manual …

One of the major issues that has intrigued linguists is the question of what effect themodality
of perception/production has on the grammar of a language. If the grammar isviewed as …

Some researchers have claimed that WH-movement in ASL is rightward, contrary to the
apparent universality of leftward WH-movement. In contrast to this claim, we argue that WH …

While visual signals that accompany spoken language serve to augment the communicative
message, the same visual ingredients form the substance of the linguistic system in sign …