Author: Susanne Mohr
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1614519048
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to the linguistic description of ISL, research into non-manuals in sign languages, and is relevant for the cross-modal study of word classes.