The meaning of space in sign language : reference, specificity and structure in Catalan sign language discourse / / by Gemma Barberà Altimira

• Autore: Barberà Altimira Gemma
• Pubblicazione: Preston, [Lancashire, England] : , : De Gruyter Mouton : , : Ishara Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 419/.46705
• Soggetto topico: Spanish Sign Language; Sign language - Syntax; Space
• Soggetto non controllato: Discourse Structure; Referentiality; Signing Space; Specificity
• 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 -- Notational conventions -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Space in sign languages: background -- Chapter 3. A morpheme on spatial planes -- Chapter 4. Spatial locations and discourse referents -- Chapter 5. Deixis and familiarity -- Chapter 6. Specificity -- Chapter 7. Discourse structure and prominence -- Chapter 8. Final remarks -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). On the basis of small-scale corpus data, it provides an exhaustive description of referential devices dependent on space. The book provides insight into the study of meaning in the visual-spatial modality and into our understanding of the discourse behavior of spatial locations.
• Titolo autorizzato: The meaning of space in sign language
• ISBN: 1-61451-881-5; 1-5015-0055-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996309118003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Sign languages and deaf communities ; ; 4.