The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia
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The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781614517337 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publication date: | 09/15/2014 |
| Series: | Sign Language Typology [SLT] , #5 |
| Pages: | 303 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.04(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements v
List of figures xiii
List of tables xvii
Abbreviations xix
Sign language acronyms xix
Glossary xxi
Notational conventions xxii
Part I Introduction
1 Introduction 3
1.1 Research aims and objectives 5
1.2 Outline of the book 7
2 Sign language types 10
2.1 Deaf community sign languages 12
2.2 Emerging sign languages 13
2.3 Village sign languages 15
2.3.1 Socioeconomic and demographic settings 15
2.3.2 Social homogeneity 16
2.3.3 (Socio-)Linguistic context 17
2.3.4 Degree of endangerment 18
2.4 Alternate sign languages 19
2.4.1 Sawmill Sign Language 20
2.4.2 Monastic sign languages 21
2.4.3 Plains Indian Sign Language 22
2.4.4 Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language 23
2.4.5 Australian Aboriginal sign languages 23
2.5 Shared sign languages 28
2.6 Summary 30
Part II Sociolinguistic Background & Methodology
3 Cultural and sociolinguistic context 35
3.1 Previous studies 35
3.2 Historic & demographic background 37
3.3 Cultural background 40
3.4 Linguistic context 41
3.5 The use of YSL in Yolngu communities 46
3.5.1 Communication with deaf Yolngu 47
3.5.2 Interaction over distance 50
3.5.3 Further aspects of YSL origin and use 50
4 Data collection 54
4.1 Fieldwork 54
4.1.1 Fieldwork sites 54
4.1.2 Cultural issue 57
4.2 Stimulus materials 58
4.2.1 Spontaneous signing 59
4.2.2 Elicited signing 59
4.2.2.1 Visual materials 59
4.2.2.2 Questionnaires and games 62
4.2.2.3 Translation from English and Djambarrpuynu 63
4.3 Participants 64
4.4 Data annotation 67
Part III Selected Aspects of YSL Grammar
5 Phonological aspects 75
5.1 Handshapes 75
5.1.1 Basic handshapes 78
5.1.1.1 Token frequency 79
5.1.1.2 Type frequency 80
5.1.1.3 Non-dominant hand frequency 80
5.1.2 Marginal handshapes 82
5.2 Sign types: preference for one-handedness 84
5.3 Nonmanual markers 90
5.3.1 Mouth gestures 90
5.3.2 Mouthings 94
5.3.3 Head movements 96
5.3.3.1 SLREP VS. EXIST 96
5.3.3.2 BÄYDU vs. YAKA 98
5.4 Summary 100
6 Syntactic aspects 101
6.1 Negation 101
6.1.1 Negation in Djambarrpuynu 101
6.1.2 Negation in YSL 102
6.1.3 Summary 106
6.2 Interrogatives 106
6.2.1 Content questions 107
6.2.1.1 Question word paradigm 107
6.2.1.2 Syntactic position of question signs 111
6.2.2 Polar questions 114
6.2.3 Nonmanual marking 117
6.2.4 Summary 118
Part IV Use of Space
7 The size of signing space 123
8 Pronominal reference 127
8.1 Pronouns in spoken languages 127
8.2 Pronouns in sign languages 128
8.2.1 Metaphorical pointing 134
8.2.2 Cross-linguistic variation in metaphorical pointing 136
8.3 Pronouns in Djambarrpuynu 137
8.4 Pronouns in YSL 139
8.4.1 Person 139
8.4.2 Number 142
8.4.3 Clusivity 144
8.4.4 Case 145
8.4.5 Summary & comparison to NCDSLs 147
8.4.6 Pointing to a house: the use of metonymic pointing in YSL 147
8.5 Summary 154
9 Verb directionality 156
9.1 Verb agreement in spoken languages 156
9.2 Verb directionality in sign languages 159
9.2.1 Sign language verb classes 159
9.2.2 Disagreements on agreement 163
9.3 Verb directionality in YSL 166
9.3.1 YSL verb classes: plain vs. non-plain 166
9.3.1.1 Frequency of spatial modification in non-plain verbs 169
9.3.1.2 Directional verbs 175
9.3.1.3 Absence of number marking 178
9.3.1.4 Optional object or location marking on YSL verbs 179
9.4 Constituent order in transitive clauses 179
9.4.1 YSL constituent order 180
9.4.2 Djambarrpuynu constituent order 182
9.4.3 Disscussion 183
9.5 Summary 184
10 Expression of motion 186
10.1 Classifiers in spoken languages 186
10.2 Classifiers in sign languages 188
10.2.1 Entity classifiers 189
10.2.2 Handling classifiers 191
10.3 Expression of motion in YSL 193
10.3.1 YSL Directionals 193
10.3.2 YSL Classifiers 196
10.3.2.1 Entity classifiers in YSL 197
10.3.2.1.1 The $$$ handshape 198
10.3.2.1.2 The $$$ handshape 200
10.3.2.1.3 The $$$ handshape 202
10.3.2.2 Handling classifiers in YSL 204
10.4 Summary 207
11 Expression of size and shape 209
11.1 Size and Shape Specifiers in sign languages 209
11.2 Size and Shape Specifiers in YSL 210
11.3 Summary 214
Part V Discussion & Conclusion
12 YSL in cross-linguistic perspective 217
12.1 The use of space in shared sign languages 218
12.1.1 The lack of metaphorical pointing 218
12.1.2 Limited use of spatial modification in transitive verbs 218
12.1.3 Restricted use of entity classifiers 219
12.2 Language-external factors and sign language structure 220
12.2.1 Age of language 221
12.2.2 Frame of reference 223
12.2.3 Size of community and context-dependency 225
12.2.4 Proportion of hearing signers 226
13 Concluding remarks 229
Appendix I List of YSL handshapes 231
Appendix II Figures 233
Appendix III Data 234
Notes 235
References 247
Index 275
Curriculum vitae 279