Format:
Online-Ressource (XVIII, 231 S.)
ISBN:
9781614517054
Series Statement:
Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC] 3
Content:
Main description: 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.
Content:
Biographical note: Susanne Mohr, University of Bonn, Germany.
Content:
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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Description based upon print version of record
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Acknowledgements; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Notational Conventions; 1. Introduction; 2. The Linguistic Setup of Sign Languages - The Case of Irish Sign Language (ISL); 2.1. The Sociolinguistics of ISL; 2.2. The Educational System and Oralism; 2.3. Structural Issues: The Use of Space; 2.4. Structural Issues: Iconicity; 2.5. Structural Issues: Simultaneity; 2.6. Structural issues: Non-manual Features; 3. Non-manuals in Sign Languages - Theoretical Background; 3.1. Non-Mouth Related Non-Manuals; 3.1.1. Eye Gaze; 3.1.2. Facial Expression
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3.1.2.1. Facial Expression and the Lexicon3.1.2.2. Facial Expression and Syntax; 3.1.2.3. Facial Expression and Prosody; 3.1.3. Head Movements; 3.2. Mouth Actions; 3.2.1. Mouth Gestures; 3.2.2. Echo Phonology; 3.2.3. Mouthings; 3.2.4. Spreading of Mouth Actions; 4. Mouth Actions in ISL - A Typology of Mouthings and Mouth Gestures; 4.1. Data Sources and Methodology; 4.2. Categorization of Mouth Actions in the SOI Data; 4.2.1. Mouthings; 4.2.2. Mouth Gestures; 4.2.3. Mouth Actions in the SOI at a Glance; 5. Mouth Actions in ISL - Sociolinguistic Factors; 5.1. Research Questions and Hypotheses
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5.2. Mouth Actions and Gender5.2.1. Mouth Actions in Women; 5.2.2. Mouth Actions in Men; 5.2.3. Comparison of Mouth Actions in Men and Women; 5.3. Combining Two Sociolinguistic Factors - Gender and Age; 6. Mouth Actions in ISL - Linguistic Factors; 6.1. Word Classes - Historical and Theoretical Background; 6.1.1. Semantic Approaches to Word Class Distinction; 6.1.2. Syntactic Approaches to Word Class Distinction; 6.1.3. Morphosyntactic Approaches to Word Class Distinction; 6.1.4. Word Class Distinction in Sign Languages; 6.1.5. Discussion; 6.2. Mouth Actions and Word Classes in ISL
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6.2.1. Syntactic Categories of ISL6.2.2. Lexical Classes of ISL; 6.2.3. Correlations of Word Classes and Mouth Actions; 6.2.4. Mouth Gestures as a Category in Its Own Right?; 6.2.5. Discussion of the Results within a Functional Linguistic Model; 7. Conclusion; Appendix A. Complete list of lexical signs and fingerspellings with mouthings; Appendix B. Contexts for examples (glossed with mouthings); Notes; Reference; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614514978
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614519041
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614514985
Additional Edition:
Print version Mouth Actions in Sign Languages : An Empirical Study of Irish Sign Language
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Gebärdensprache
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Mundgestik
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Wortart
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Irish Sign Language
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Soziolinguistik
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9781614514978
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