The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure (Language, Speech and Communication) - Tapa dura

Neidle, Carol; Kegl, Judy; MacLaughlin, Dawn; Bahan, Benjamin; Lee, Robert G.

 
9780262140676: The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure (Language, Speech and Communication)
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ISBN 10: 0262140675 ISBN 13: 9780262140676
Editorial: MIT Press, 1999

Sinopsis

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.

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"Dazzling--of great interest to linguists in general and sign-language scholars in particular. There are fresh arguments and evidence for many important claims about UG and ASL."--Harlan Lane, University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University

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Recent research on the syntax of signed language 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.

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Editorial
MIT Press
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0262140675
ISBN 13 
9780262140676
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Número de páginas
239
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