A Matter of Complexity: Subordination in Sign Languages 9781501503238, 9781501511332

Since natural languages exist in two different modalities – the visual-gestural modality of sign languages and the audit

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A Matter of Complexity: Subordination in Sign Languages
9781501503238, 9781501511332

Since natural languages exist in two different modalities – the visual-gestural modality of sign languages and the audit

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This Element describes creative sign language in deaf literature. To showcase the exciting developments in Latin America

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Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regio

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Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regio

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Taboo topics in deaf communities include the usual ones found in spoken languages, as well as ones particular to deaf ex

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Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their fo

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Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their fo

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This book presents a first comprehensive overview of existing research on information structure in sign languages. Furth

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This book presents a first comprehensive overview of existing research on information structure in sign languages. Furth

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Bringing together the research fields of sign language linguistics and information structure, this book focuses on the r

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