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Author Liddell, Scott K., 1946-

Title Grammar, gesture, and meaning in American Sign Language / Scott K. Liddell
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 384 pages) : illustrations
Contents American Sign Language as a language -- A sketch of the grammar of ASL -- Pronouns and real space -- Indicating verbs and real space -- Surrogates -- Directing signs at locations and things -- Tokens -- Buoys -- Depicting verbs -- Five brothers -- Grammar, gesture, and meaning
Summary In sign languages of the deaf, now recognized as fully legitimate human languages, some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This book focuses on American Sign Language to examine the grammatical and conceptual purposes served by these signs
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT Raum gnd
Subject American Sign Language -- Grammar
Gesture.
Space and time in language
American Sign Language -- Semantics
Gestures
gesture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language.
American Sign Language -- Grammar
Gesture
Space and time in language
Pronomen
Verbalphrase
Deixis
Referenz Linguistik
American sign language
Gebärdensprache
Gestik
Gebarentaal.
Amerikaans.
Grammatica.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2002074189
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