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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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Language Arts, Nonfiction, American sign language, GestureEdition | Availability |
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Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language
2003, Cambridge University Press
E-book
in English
0511058837 9780511058837
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Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language
March 24, 2003, Cambridge University Press
Paperback
in English
0521016509 9780521016506
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Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language
March 31, 2003, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover
in English
0521816203 9780521816205
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"Sign languages have developed spontaneously and independently within communities of Deaf users all over the world."
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