The Linguistics of Sign Languages

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An introduction

Anne Baker Beppie van den Bogaerde Roland Pfau Trude Schermer(Editor)

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Published on 15. April 2016

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Intro
The Linguistics of Sign Languages
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Foreword
1. Sign languages as natural languages
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Language in space
1.3 Deaf communities
1.4 The relationship between signed and spoken languages
1.5 Sign languages and linguistic universals
1.6 Differences between sign languages
1.7 Transcribing sign languages
1.8 The history of sign linguistics
1.9 The content of this book
Summary
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2. Psycholinguistics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Language and the brain
2.2.1 Aphasia in deaf signers
2.2.2 The effect of modality on the brain
2.3 Language comprehension
2.3.1 Identifying the signal
2.3.2 Storage and processing of signs
2.3.3 The role of iconicity in processing signs
2.3.4 Spatial versus linguistic information
2.4 Language production
2.4.1 The tip-of-the-fingers phenomenon
2.4.2 Grammatical encoding: word level
2.4.3 Phonological encoding
2.4.4 Articulation
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3. Acquisition
3.1 Introduction
3.2 How do children learn a sign language?
3.3 The path of sign language development
3.3.1 The pre-linguistic stage
3.3.2 The one- and two-word stages
3.3.3 The differentiation stage
3.3.4 Reaching the adult level
3.4 Second language acquisition
3.5 Bilingual development
3.5.1 Deaf children of deaf parents
3.5.2 Hearing children of deaf parents
3.5.3 Deaf children of hearing parents
3.5.4 Children with a cochlear implant (CI)
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4. Interaction and discourse
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Cooperating in conversations
4.3 Turn-taking
4.4 Coherence
4.5 Speech acts
4.6 Structuring the discourse
4.6.1 The use of articles and pronouns
4.6.2 Information structure
4.6.3 Role shift
4.7 Pragmatic adequacy
4.7.1 Whispering and shouting
4.7.2 Influence of the hearing status of the conversation partner
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5. Constituents and word classes
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Constituents
5.3 The structure of phrases
5.4 Lexical signs
5.4.1 Nouns and verbs
5.4.2 Adjectives and adverbs
5.5 Function signs
5.5.1 The pointing sign index
5.5.2 Adpositions
5.5.3 Conjunctions
5.5.4 Particles
5.5.5 Auxiliaries
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6. Syntax: simple sentences
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Function of constituents
6.3 Valency
6.4 Semantic and grammatical roles
6.5 Sign order
6.5.1 Basic order at the sentence level
6.5.2 Sign order within the noun phrase
6.6 Topicalization
6.7 Sentence types
6.7.1 Interrogatives
6.7.2 Imperatives
6.8 Negation and affirmation
6.9 Pronominalization and pro-drop
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7. Syntax: complex sentences
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Complement clauses and direct speech
7.2.1 Complement clauses
7.2.2 Role shift and direct speech
7.3 Adverbial clauses
7.3.1 Temporal clauses
7.3.2 Causal and purpose clauses
7.3.3 Conditional clauses
7.4 Relative clauses
7.5 Coordination
7.5.1 Types of coordination
7.5.2 Ellipsis
7.5.3 Differences between subordination and coordination
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8. Lexicon
8.1 Introduction
8.2 What can be a sign?
8.3 Form and meaning: iconicity
8.4 The frozen and the productive lexicon
8.5 Sign language dictionaries
8.6 Meaning and meaning relations
8.7 Metaphor and idiom
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9. Morphology
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Word formation: sequentiality versus simultaneity
9.3 Compounding
9.4 Derivation
9.5 Inflection
9.5.1 Tense and aspect
9.5.2 Agreement
9.5.3 Pluralization
9.6 Incorporation and classification
9.6.1 Incorporation
9.6.2 Classification
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10. Phonetics
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Production
10.2.1 Muscles, joints, and body parts
10.2.2 Symmetrical articulators: the two hands
10.3 Perception
10.4 Phonetic variation
10.5 Notation systems for sign languages
10.6 Language technology
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11. Phonology
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Handshape
11.2.1 Selection and position of fingers
11.2.2 Frequency and markedness
11.2.3 Allophonic handshapes
11.3 Orientation
11.4 Location
11.5 Movement
11.6 Non-manual aspects in the lexicon
11.7 Two-handed signs
11.8 Phonological processes
11.9 Iconicity and phonology
11.10 Prosody
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12. Language variation and standardization
12.1 Introduction
12.2 What constitutes a standard language?
12.3 What counts as a dialect in sign languages?
12.4 Variation in sign languages
12.4.1 Factors related to the language user
12.4.2 Factors related to the context of language use
12.5 Status and recognition of sign languages
12.6 The politics of language and language policy
12.7 Standardization
12.7.1 Non-directed standardization: the role of sign language dictionaries and the media
12.7.2 The directed standardization process
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13. Language contact and change
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Sign languages in historical perspective
13.3 Sign language families
13.4 Diachronic change
13.4.1 Changes at different linguistic levels
13.4.2 Grammaticalization
13.4.3 Lexicalization
13.5 Language contact
13.5.1 Signed and spoken languages
13.5.2 Code-switching, code-mixing, and code-blending
13.5.3 Contact between sign languages
13.5.4 Sign languages in contact with spoken languages
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14. Bilingualism and deaf education
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Bilingual deaf communities
14.3 Deaf education
14.3.1 History of deaf education
14.3.2 Bilingual education
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Appendix 1: Notation conventions
1. Transcription of sign language examples
1.1 Sign language examples in Salute
1.2 Sign language examples in glosses
2. Abbreviations
2.1 Sign language acronyms
2.2 Abbreviations in interlinear translations
Appendix 2: Examples of manual alphabets
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