464 Pages
by
Psychology Press
464 Pages
by
Psychology Press
464 Pages
by
Psychology Press
Also available as eBook on:
This book brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign languages and other gestural systems, and how they exploit the space in which they are conveyed. The chapters focus on five pertinent areas reflecting different, but related research topics: * space in language and gesture, * point of view and referential shift, * morphosyntax of verbs... Read more
Contents: K. Emmorey, J.S. Reilly, Theoretical Issues Relating Language, Gesture, and Space: An Overview. Part I:Space in Language and Gesture. S.K. Liddell, Real, Surrogate, and Token Space: Grammatical Consequences in ASL. K. Emmorey, D. Corina, U. Bellugi, Differential Processing of Topographic and Referential Functions of Space. D. McNeill, L.L. Pedelty, Right Brain and Gesture. E.A. Winston, Spatial Mapping in Comparative Discourse Frames. Part II:Point of View and Referential Shift. C. Poulin, C. Miller, On Narrative Discourse and Point of View in Quebec Sign Language. E. Engberg-Pedersen, Point of View Expressed Through Shifters. D. Lillo-Martin, The Point of View Predicate in American Sign Language. B.J. Bahan, S.J. Supalla, Line Segmentation and Narrative Structure: A Study of Eyegaze Behavior in American Sign Language. Part III:Morpho-Syntax of Verbs in ASL. W.D. Janis, A Crosslinguistic Perspective on ASL Verb Agreement. D. Aarons, B.J. Bahan, J. Kegl, C. Neidle, Lexical Tense Markers in American Sign Language. D.S. Metlay, T. Supalla, Morpho-Syntactic Structure of Aspect and Number Inflections in ASL. Part IV:Gestural Systems and Sign Language. J.L. Singleton, S. Goldin-Meadow, D. McNeill, The Cataclysmic Break Between Gesticulation and Sign: Evidence Against a Unified Continuum of Gestural Communication. J.P. Morford, J.L. Singleton, S. Goldin-Meadow, The Genesis of Language: How Much Time Is Needed to Generate Arbitrary Symbols in a Sign System? T. Supalla, R. Webb, The Grammar of International Sign: A New Look at Pidgin Languages. Part V:Language Acquisition and Gesture. R.I. Mayberry, Mental Phonology and Language Comprehension, or What Does That Sign Mistake Mean? V. Volterra, J.M. Iverson, When Do Modality Factors Affect the Course of Language Acquisition? R.P. Meier, R. Willerman, Prelinguistic Gesture in Deaf and Hearing Infants. X-L. Wang, C. Mylander, S. Goldin-Meadow, The Resilience of Language: Mother-Child Interaction and Its Effect on the Gesture Systems of Chinese and American Deaf Children.
Biography
Karen Emmorey, Judy S. Reilly
"Written in an easy-to-read style, this book will fill in gaps for the expert and will provide a thorough background for the novice with an interest in signs. Highly recommended for all libraries."
—CHOICE
