[PDF] Lexical Borrowing In American Sign Language eBook

Author : Clayton Valli
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781563680977

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New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.

Author : Diane Brentari
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1135670331

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This book takes a close look at the ways that five sign languages borrow elements from the surrounding, dominant spoken language community where each is situated. It offers careful analyses of semantic, morphosyntactic, and phonological adaption of forms taken from a source language (in this case a spoken language) to a recipient signed language. In addition, the contributions contained in the volume examine the social attitudes and cultural values that play a role in this linguistic process. Since the cultural identity of Deaf communities is manifested most strongly in their sign languages, this topic is of interest for cultural and linguistic reasons. Linguists interested in phonology, morphology, word formation, bilingualism, and linguistic anthropology will find this an interesting set of cases of language contact. Interpreters and sign language teachers will also find a wealth of interesting facts about the sign languages of these diverse Deaf communities.

Author : Carol Neidle
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262512211

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Recent research on the syntax of signed languages has revealed that, apart from some modality-specific differences, signed languages are organized according to the same underlying principles as spoken languages. This book addresses the organization and distribution of functional categories in American Sign Language (ASL), focusing on tense, agreement, and wh-constructions. Signed languages provide illuminating evidence about functional projections of a kind unavailable in the study of spoken languages. Along with manual signing, crucial information is expressed by specific movements of the face and upper body. The authors argue that such nonmanual markings are often direct expressions of abstract syntactic features. The distribution and intensity of these markings provide information about the location of functional heads and the boundaries of functional projections. The authors show how evidence from ASL is useful for evaluating a number of recent theoretical proposals on, among other things, the status of syntactic agreement projections and constraints on phrase structure and the directionality of movement.