View in EDS PDF Full Text

Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
Description: The realisation that signed languages are true languages is one of the great discoveries of linguistic research. The work of many sign language researchers has revealed deep similarities between signed and spoken languages in their structure, acquisition and processing, as well as differences, arising from the differing articulatory and perceptual constraints under which signed languages are used and learned. This book provides a cross-linguistic examination of the properties of many signed languages, including detailed case studies of Hong Kong, British, Mexican and German sign languages. The contributions to this volume, by some of the most prominent researchers in the field, focus on a single question: to what extent is linguistic structure influenced by the modality of language? Their answers offer particular insights into the factors that shape the nature of language and contribute to our understanding of why languages are organised as they are.
Authors: Richard P. Meier, Kearsy Cormier, David Quinto-Pozos
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Sign language--Congresses, Modality (Linguistics)--Congresses, Gesture--Congresses
Categories: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
FullText Links:
  – Type: ebook-pdf
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: nlebk
DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
An: 112580
RelevancyScore: 979
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: eBook
PubTypeId: ebook
PreciseRelevancyScore: 978.796813964844
IllustrationInfo
ImageInfo – Size: thumb
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$112580$PDF&s=r
– Size: medium
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$112580$PDF&s=d
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Description
  Group: Ab
  Data: The realisation that signed languages are true languages is one of the great discoveries of linguistic research. The work of many sign language researchers has revealed deep similarities between signed and spoken languages in their structure, acquisition and processing, as well as differences, arising from the differing articulatory and perceptual constraints under which signed languages are used and learned. This book provides a cross-linguistic examination of the properties of many signed languages, including detailed case studies of Hong Kong, British, Mexican and German sign languages. The contributions to this volume, by some of the most prominent researchers in the field, focus on a single question: to what extent is linguistic structure influenced by the modality of language? Their answers offer particular insights into the factors that shape the nature of language and contribute to our understanding of why languages are organised as they are.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Richard+P%2E+Meier%22">Richard P. Meier</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kearsy+Cormier%22">Kearsy Cormier</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22David+Quinto-Pozos%22">David Quinto-Pozos</searchLink>
– Name: TypePub
  Label: Resource Type
  Group: TypPub
  Data: eBook.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Sign+language--Congresses%22">Sign language--Congresses</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Modality+%28Linguistics%29--Congresses%22">Modality (Linguistics)--Congresses</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Gesture--Congresses%22">Gesture--Congresses</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectBISAC
  Label: Categories
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22LANGUAGE+ARTS+%26+DISCIPLINES+%2F+Sign+Language%22">LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language</searchLink>
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=112580
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Classifications:
      – Code: 419
        Scheme: ddc
        Type: prePub
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Sign language--Congresses
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Modality (Linguistics)--Congresses
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Gesture--Congresses
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Richard P. Meier
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kearsy Cormier
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: David Quinto-Pozos
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Richard P. Meier
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kearsy Cormier
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: David Quinto-Pozos
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2002
            – D: 04
              M: 02
              Type: profile
              Y: 2014
          Identifiers:
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 9780521803854
            – Type: isbn-electronic
              Value: 9780511041617
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
              Type: main
ResultId 1