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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"signed languages"”.
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The morphology-phonology interface in signed languages
… a novel way of looking at verb agreement in signed languages by using an interaction of several processes within the Distributed Morphology framework. At the center of the model is a phonological re-adjustment rule, ALIGN-Sphere, which handles various forms of agreement, including orientation …
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Typology of Signed Languages: Differentiation through Kinship Terminology
… understand the linguistic constraints of spoken languages, while largely neglecting signed languages. Despite the fact that spoken languages can be classified into types, signed languages are generally assumed to be clustered all together in one type which the current study challenges. Exploring …
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Locative expressions in signed languages: A cross-linguistic comparison
… focus of this paper is to examine whether sign languages organize their locative expressions similarly to spoken languages. Paving the way in the study of spatial relations by focusing on the structuring of ON and IN locatives in spoken languages, Bowerman and colleagues (Bowerman 1980; Melissa …
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Segmentation of Manually Coded English: Problems in the mapping of English in the visual/gestural mode
… literally, morpheme for morpheme, into a signed language. Moreover, it investigates whether there are further structural constraints specific to signed languages which create restrictions in their typology and learnability.
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Perceived stigma and social relationships: Deaf and hard of hearing adolescent and parent perspectives
… (r=0.93, p=0.03), (2) Parent reported: using signed languages was moderately associated with higher stigma (r=0.42, p=0.06), (3) Parent reported: A greater degree of hearing loss was associated with low social QoL (r=-0.20, p=0.05), (4) Use of signed languages was reported by youth as …
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A kinematic analysis of sign language
Signed languages develop among deaf populations and employ manual communication instead of voiced communication. Stokoe attributes classify individual signs in American Sign Language (ASL) and include handshape, hand location, movement, orientation, and facial expression. Signed and oral languages …
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Mississippi ASL Project
… that analyzed the linguistic properties of this signed ‘mode’ (Stokoe, 1960) legitimized that it was a language independent of spoken language, with its own system of principles and elements to construct meaningful utterances. Like any language, ASL is influenced by the social demographics of its …
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THE ROLE OF PHONOLOGY AND SEMANTICS IN THE LEXICAL PROCESSING OF ASL CORE LEXICAL ITEMS AND CLASSIFIER CONSTRUCTIONS
… a model of lexical processing exists for spoken languages, the research on lexical processing, storage, and organization in signed languages is not very extensive and has been focused on the core lexicon. The present study, for the first time, investigates the role of classifier constructions in …
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The numeral system of Japanese Sign Language from a cross-linguistic perspective
… to typological comparisons with other sign languages; and, finally, to sociolinguistic variation. Data for JSL were collected, using various elicitation games, from a total of 37 participants from the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan. Data for other signed languages were taken from the Sign …
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Reading hidden messages through deciphered manual alphabets on classic artwork
… of Italy, because they oppressed the value of signed languages. Spatial decipherment may testify to a need for the restoration of a spatial writing system for expanded linguistic accessibility. A 21st century model community for sign language residents and employees will benefit visual …
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EXPLORING THE ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: LEXICAL BORROWING FROM CISTERCIAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND FRENCH SIGN LANGUAGE
… hearing families, North American Indian sign languages, Martha Vineyard sign language, and new signs added to LSF and ASL through the generations. Before the emergence of LSF in the 18th century and ASL in the 19th century, Cistercian Sign Language (CSL) had been used extensively by monks for …
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The Syntax of British Sign Language: an Overview
… a priori a syntactic model derived from spoken languages. While conducting an inductive level of research with regards to the data, the approach is informed by cognitive linguistics (Croft and Cruse, 2009) and the semiogenetic model of signed languages (Fusellier-Souza, 2006; Slobin, 2008). The …