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A prosodic model of sign language phonology

Title
  1. A prosodic model of sign language phonology / Diane Brentari.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Author
  1. Brentari, Diane.

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Description
  1. xviii, 376 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "This book is intended in part to provide linguists and cognitive scientists who do not know sign language with a point of entry into the study of sign language phonology. At the same time, it presents a comprehensive theory of American Sign Language (ASL) phonology, while reviewing and building on alternative theories. The author is concerned to show both the similarities and differences between signed and spoken languages, and to indicate some directions for future work in cognitive science that can be derived from her phonological model."--Jacket.
Series statement
  1. Language, speech, and communication
Uniform title
  1. Language, speech, and communication
Alternative title
  1. Sign language phonology
Subject
  1. Sign language
  2. American Sign Language
  3. Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology
  4. Sign Language
  5. phonology
  6. 18.97 sign languages
  7. American Sign Language
  8. Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology
  9. Sign language
  10. Phonologie
  11. Zeichensprache
  12. Gebärdensprache
  13. Prosodie
  14. Gebarentaal
  15. Fonologie
  16. Prosodie (taalkunde)
  17. Linguagem gestual > Estados unidos
  18. Fonética
  19. Langage par signes
  20. Langue des signes
  21. Phonologie
  22. Grammaire comparée et générale
Contents
  1. Preface -- Notational Conventions and Abbreviations -- 1. Goals of the Model -- 2. The Use of Constraint-Based Frameworks and Prosodic Units in Analyses of Sign Languages -- 3. Inherent Features -- 4. Prosodic Features -- 5. Timing Units -- 6. Complexity, Sonority, and Weight in ASL Syllables -- 7. The Structure of Two-Handed Signs -- 8. Contributions of Sign Language Phonology to Phonological Theory and Cognitive Science -- Appendices -- A. The Letters of the ASL Manual Alphabet Labeled [Flexed] or Nonflexed -- B. Verb Forms That Do and Do Not Allow the [Delayed Completive] Aspect -- C. Forms That Undergo Reduplicative Nominalization -- D. Descriptive Categories of Two-Handed Signs According to Their Ability to Undergo Weak Drop -- Notes -- References -- Index of Illustrated Signs -- General Index.
Note
  1. "A Bradford Book."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-351) and indexes.