The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Walter De Gruyter
2014, 2014
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| Series: | Sign language typology series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 6.2.1.1.Question word paradigm
- 6.2.1.2.Syntactic position of question signs
- 6.2.2.Polar questions
- 6.2.3.Nonmanual marking
- 6.2.4.Summary
- pt. IV Use of Space
- 7.The size of signing space
- 8.Pronominal reference
- 8.1.Pronouns in spoken languages
- 8.2.Pronouns in sign languages
- 8.2.1.Metaphorical pointing
- 8.2.2.Cross-linguistic variation in metaphorical pointing
- 8.3.Pronouns in Djambarrpuynu
- 8.4.Pronouns in YSL
- 8.4.1.Person
- 8.4.2.Number
- 8.4.3.Clusivity
- 8.4.4.Case
- 8.4.5.Summary & comparison to NCDSLs
- 8.4.6.Pointing to a house: the use of metonymic pointing in YSL
- 8.5.Summary
- 9.Verb directionality
- 9.1.Verb agreement in spoken languages
- 9.2.Verb directionality in sign languages
- 9.2.1.Sign language verb classes
- 9.2.2.Disagreements on agreement
- 9.3.Verb directionality in YSL
- 9.3.1.YSL verb classes: plain vs. non-plain
- 9.3.1.1.Frequency of spatial modification in non-plain verbs
- 9.3.1.2.Directional verbs
- 3.5.3.Further aspects of YSL origin and use
- 4.Data collection
- 4.1.Fieldwork
- 4.1.1.Fieldwork sites
- 4.1.2.Cultural issue
- 4.2.Stimulus materials
- 4.2.1.Spontaneous signing
- 4.2.2.Elicited signing
- 4.2.2.1.Visual materials
- 4.2.2.2.Questionnaires and games
- 4.2.2.3.Translation from English and Djambarrpuynu
- 4.3.Participants
- 4.4.Data annotation
- pt. III Selected Aspects of YSL Grammar
- 5.Phonological aspects
- 5.1.Handshapes
- 5.1.1.Basic handshapes
- 5.1.1.1.Token frequency
- 5.1.1.2.Type frequency
- 5.1.1.3.Non-dominant hand frequency
- 5.1.2.Marginal handshapes
- 5.2.Sign types: preference for one-handedness
- 5.3.Nonmanual markers
- 5.3.1.Mouth gestures
- 5.3.2.Mouthings
- 5.3.3.Head movements
- 5.3.3.1.Sleep vs. Exist
- 5.3.3.2.Baynu vs. Yaka
- 5.4.Summary
- 6.Syntactic aspects
- 6.1.Negation
- 6.1.1.Negation in Djambarrpuynu
- 6.1.2.Negation in YSL
- 6.1.3.Summary
- 6.2.Interrogatives
- 6.2.1.Content questions
- 12.1.2.Limited use of spatial modification in transitive verbs
- 12.1.3.Restricted use of entity classifiers
- 12.2.Language-external factors and sign language structure
- 12.2.1.Age of language
- 12.2.2.Frame of reference
- 12.2.3.Size of community and context-dependency
- 12.2.4.Proportion of hearing signers
- 13.Concluding remarks
- Pt. I Introduction
- 1.Introduction
- 1.1.Research aims and objectives
- 1.2.Outline of the book
- 2.Sign language types
- 2.1.Deaf community sign languages
- 2.2.Emerging sign languages
- 2.3.Village sign languages
- 2.3.1.Socioeconomic and demographic settings
- 2.3.2.Social homogeneity
- 2.3.3.(Socio-)Linguistic context
- 2.3.4.Degree of endangerment
- 2.4.Alternate sign languages
- 2.4.1.Sawmill Sign Language
- 2.4.2.Monastic sign languages
- 2.4.3.Plains Indian Sign Language
- 2.4.4.Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language
- 2.4.5.Australian Aboriginal sign languages
- 2.5.Shared sign languages
- 2.6.Summary
- pt. II Sociolinguistic Background & Methodology
- 3.Cultural and sociolinguistic context
- 3.1.Previous studies
- 3.2.Historic & demographic background
- 3.3.Cultural background
- 3.4.Linguistic context
- 3.5.The use of YSL in Yolngu communities
- 3.5.1.Communication with deaf Yolngu
- 3.5.2.Interaction over distance
- 9.3.1.3.Absence of number marking
- 9.3.1.4.Optional object or location marking on YSL verbs
- 9.4.Constituent order in transitive clauses
- 9.4.1.YSL constituent order
- 9.4.2.Djambarrpuynu constituent order
- 9.4.3.Disscussion
- 9.5.Summary
- 10.Expression of motion
- 10.1.Classifiers in spoken languages
- 10.2.Classifiers in sign languages
- 10.2.1.Entity classifiers
- 10.2.2.Handling classifiers
- 10.3.Expression of motion in YSL
- 10.3.1.YSL Directionals
- 10.3.2.YSL Classifiers
- 10.3.2.1.Entity classifiers in YSL
- 10.3.2.1.1.The handshape
- 10.3.2.1.2.The handshape
- 10.3.2.1.3.The handshape
- 10.3.2.2.Handling classifiers in YSL
- 10.4.Summary
- 11.Expression of size and shape
- 11.1.Size and Shape Specifiers in sign languages
- 11.2.Size and Shape Specifiers in YSL
- 11.3.Summary
- pt. V Discussion & Conclusion
- 12.YSL in cross-linguistic perspective
- 12.1.The use of space in shared sign languages
- 12.1.1.The lack of metaphorical pointing