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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barberà Altimira, Gemma, author.

Series:

Sign languages and deaf communities ; 4.

Sign Languages and Deaf Communities, 2192-5178 ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish Sign Language.

Sign language--Syntax.

Sign language.

Space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Preston, [Lancashire, England] : De Gruyter Mouton : Ishara Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Gemma Barberà Altimira, CNRS, France

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61451-881-5

1-5015-0055-4

OCLC:

919869914

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access