UID:
edoccha_9958975942002883
Format:
1 online resource (249 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-61451-497-6
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1-61451-904-8
Series Statement:
Sign Languages and Deaf Communities, 3
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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction -- The linguistic setup of sign language : the case of Irish sign language -- Non-manuals in sign languages : theoretical background -- Mouth actions in ISL : a typology of mouthings and mouth gestures -- Mouth actions in ISL : sociolinguistic factors -- Mouth actions in ISL : linguistic factors -- Conclusion.
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61451-498-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61451-705-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
DOI:
10.1515/9781614514978
