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Visible Variation - Comparative Studies on Sign Language Structure (Hardcover)
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Visible Variation - Comparative Studies on Sign Language Structure (Hardcover)
Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
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It 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.
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