Visible Variation : Comparative Studies on Sign Language Structure.

It has been argued that properties of the visual-gestural modality impose a homogenizing effect on sign languages, leading to less structural variation in sign language structure as compared to spoken language structure. However, until recently, research on sign languages was limited to a number of...

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Main Author: Perniss, Pamela M.
Other Authors: Pfau, Roland, Steinbach, Markus
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008.
Series:Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs, v. 188.
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