Record Nr.

UNINA990006073090403321

Titolo

DROIT international

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Paris : Pedone, 1982

Descrizione fisica

129 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Institut des hautes etudes internatio nales de Paris. Cours et travaux ; 3

Disciplina

341

Locazione

FGBC

Collocazione

X O 117 (3)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780218503321

Titolo

Perspectives on classifier constructions in sign language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Karen Emmorey

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

ISBN

1-4106-0744-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EmmoreyKaren

Disciplina

419

Soggetti

Sign language

Sign language - Classifiers

Categorization (Linguistics)

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I: The Syntax and Morphology of Classifiers in Sign Language; Commentary; II: Cross-Linguistic Variations in Classifier Constructions and Spatial Language;

Commentary; III: Classifier Constructions and Gesture; Commentary; IV: The Acquisition of Classifier Constructions; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality. The major goals are to bring to light critical issues related to the study of classifier constructions and to present state-of-the-art linguistic and psycholinguistic analyses of these constructions. It is hoped that by doing so, more researchers will be inspired to investigate the nature of classifier constructions across signed languages and further explore the unique aspects of these forms. The papers in this volume discuss the following