LEADER 03351nam 2200613 450 001 9910812667503321 005 20230803032312.0 010 $a1-56368-574-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000560651 035 $a(EBL)3010941 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001577232 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16248195 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001577232 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14856002 035 $a(PQKB)10002279 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3010941 035 $a(OCoLC)867742243 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3010941 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11016315 035 $a(OCoLC)906128796 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000560651 100 $a20150214h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aForm, meaning, and focus in American Sign Language /$fMiako N.P. Rankin 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cGallaudet University Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (149 p.) 225 1 $aSociolinguistics in deaf communities series ;$vvolume 19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-56368-573-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEditorial advisory board -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's note -- Introduction -- Foundational concepts -- Features relevant to defocusing agents in ASL -- Defocused agents in ASL utterances -- ASL structures used to express reduced agent focus -- Agent focus in ASL Texts -- Agent focus in ASL-to-English translation -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. 330 $aThe meaning of any linguistic expression resides not only in the words, but also in the ways that those words are conveyed. In her new study, Miako N. P. Rankin highlights the crucial interrelatedness of form and meaning at all levels in order to consider specific types of American Sign Language (ASL) expression. In particular, Form, Meaning, and Focus in American Sign Language considers how ASL expresses non-agent focus, similar to the meaning of passive voice in English. Rankin's analyses of the form-meaning correspondences of ASL expressions of non-agent focus reveals an underlying pattern that can be traced across sentence and verb types. This pattern produces meanings with various levels of focus on the agent. Rankin has determined in her meticulous study that the pattern of form-meaning characteristic of non-agent focus in ASL is used prolifically in day-to-day language. The recognition of the frequency of this pattern holds implications regarding the acquisition of ASL, the development of curricula for teaching ASL, and the analysis of ASL discourse in effective interpretation. 410 0$aSociolinguistics in deaf communities series ;$vv. 19. 606 $aAmerican Sign Language 606 $aDeaf$xMeans of communication 606 $aLanguage and culture 615 0$aAmerican Sign Language. 615 0$aDeaf$xMeans of communication. 615 0$aLanguage and culture. 676 $a419.7 700 $aRankin$b Miako N. P.$01712802 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812667503321 996 $aForm, meaning, and focus in American Sign Language$94105264 997 $aUNINA