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Record Nr.

UNINA9910309744503321

Autore

Bauer Anastasia

Titolo

The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia / / by Anastasia Bauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

De Gruyter, 2014

Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-897-1

1-61451-547-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages)

Collana

Sign language typology, , 2192-5186 ; ; 5

Disciplina

419.94

Soggetti

Sign language

Australian Sign Language

Deaf - Means of communication - Australia

Aboriginal Australians - Sign language

Aboriginal Australians - Languages

Yolngu Matha language N230

Australien

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Sign language acronyms -- Glossary -- Notational conventions -- Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sign language types -- Part II. Sociolinguistic Background & Methodology -- Chapter 3. Cultural and sociolinguistic context -- Chapter 4. Data collection -- Part III. Selected Aspects of YSL Grammar -- Chapter 5. Phonological aspects -- Chapter 6. Syntactic aspects -- Part IV. Use of Space -- Chapter 7. The size of signing space -- Chapter 8. Pronominal reference -- Chapter 9. Verb directionality -- Chapter 10. Expression of motion -- Chapter 11. Expression of size and shape -- Part V. Discussion & Conclusion -- Chapter 12. YSL in cross-linguistic perspective -- Chapter 13. Concluding remarks -- Appendix I: List of YSL handshapes --



Appendix II: Figures -- Appendix III: Data -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Curriculum vitae

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main interest is the manifestation of signing space - the articulatory space surrounding the signers - for grammatical purposes in Yolngu Sign Language.