In sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing has no parallel in vocally produced languages. This book focuses on American Sign Language to examine the grammatical and conceptual purposes served by these directional signs. It guides the reader through ASL grammar, the different categories of directional signs, the types of spatial representations signs are directed toward, how ...
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In sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing has no parallel in vocally produced languages. This book focuses on American Sign Language to examine the grammatical and conceptual purposes served by these directional signs. It guides the reader through ASL grammar, the different categories of directional signs, the types of spatial representations signs are directed toward, how such spatial conceptions can be represented in mental space theory, and the conceptual purposes served by these signs. The book demonstrates a remarkable integration of grammar and gesture in the service of constructing meaning. These results also suggest that our concept of 'language' has been much too narrow and that a more comprehensive look at vocally produced languages will reveal the same integration of gestural, gradient, and symbolic elements.
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Very good. Ex-library. xiv, 384 p. : ill.; 24 cm. LCCN 2002074189 Type of material Book Personal name Liddell, Scott K., 1946-Main title Grammar, gesture, and meaning in American Sign Language / Scott K. Liddell. Published/Created Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, c2003. Description xiv, 384 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 0521816203 0521016509 (pb. ) LC classification HV2474. L53 2003 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. LC Subjects American Sign Language--Grammar. Gesture. Space and time in language. American Sign Language--Semantics. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 419/.705
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