LEADER 04991nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910454342203321 005 20220210162934.0 010 $a1-282-19459-3 010 $a9786612194597 010 $a3-11-019885-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110198850 035 $a(CKB)1000000000691527 035 $a(EBL)364735 035 $a(OCoLC)476197390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267883 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11204838 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267883 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10212155 035 $a(PQKB)11136551 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC364735 035 $a(DE-B1597)34645 035 $a(OCoLC)1013946513 035 $a(OCoLC)853267123 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110198850 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL364735 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256598 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL219459 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000691527 100 $a20070619d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aVisible variation $ecomparative studies on sign language structure /$fedited by Pamela M. Perniss, Roland Pfau, Markus Steinbach 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (413 pages) 225 1 $aTrends in linguistics. Studies and monographs,$x1861-4302 ;$v188 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-019578-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tTable of contents --$tNotational conventions --$tCan't you see the difference? Sources of variation in sign language structure --$tOccurrence of mouthings in American Sign Language: A preliminary study --$tDo all pronouns point? Indexicality of first person plural pronouns in BSL and ASL --$tNegation in Jordanian Sign Language: A cross-linguistic perspective --$tOn the syntax of negation and modals in Catalan Sign Language and German Sign Language --$t'Real data are messy': Considering cross-linguistic analysis of constituent ordering in Auslan, VGT, and ISL --$tCross-linguistic comparison of interrogatives in Croatian, Austrian, and American Sign Languages --$tThe expression of modal meaning in German Sign Language and Irish Sign Language --$tReported action in Nicaraguan and American Sign Languages: Emerging versus established systems --$tGrammaticalization of auxiliaries in sign languages --$tThe possible range of variation between sign languages: Universal Grammar, modality, and typological aspects --$tBackmatter 330 $aIt has been argued that properties of the visual-gestural modality impose a homogenizing effect on sign languages, leading to less structural variation in sign language structure as compared to spoken language structure. However, until recently, research on sign languages was limited to a number of (Western) sign languages. Before we can truly answer the question of whether modality effects do indeed cause less structural variation, it is necessary to investigate the similarities and differences that exist between sign languages in more detail and, especially, to include in this investigation less studied sign languages. The current research climate is testimony to a surge of interest in the study of a geographically more diverse range of sign languages. The volume reflects that climate and brings together work by scholars engaging in comparative sign linguistics research. The 11 articles discuss data from many different signed and spoken languages and cover a wide range of topics from different areas of grammar including phonology (word pictures), morphology (pronouns, negation, and auxiliaries), syntax (word order, interrogative clauses, auxiliaries, negation, and referential shift) and pragmatics (modal meaning and referential shift). In addition to this, the contributions address psycholinguistic issues, aspects of language change, and issues concerning data collection in sign languages, thereby providing methodological guidelines for further research. Although some papers use a specific theoretical framework for analyzing the data, the volume clearly focuses on empirical and descriptive aspects of sign language variation. 410 0$aTrends in linguistics.$pStudies and monographs ;$v188. 606 $aSign language 606 $aLanguage and languages$xVariation 606 $aPsycholinguistics 606 $aLinguistic change 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSign language. 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xVariation. 615 0$aPsycholinguistics. 615 0$aLinguistic change. 676 $a419 701 $aPerniss$b Pamela$f1974-$01056004 701 $aPfau$b Roland$0852085 701 $aSteinbach$b Markus$0317853 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454342203321 996 $aVisible variation$92490014 997 $aUNINA