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Ergin, Rabia; Meir, Irit; Ilkbasaran, Deniz; Padden, Carol; Jackendoff, Ray – Sign Language Studies, 2018
One of the fundamental issues for a language is its capacity to express argument structure unambiguously. This study presents evidence for the emergence and the incremental development of these basic mechanisms in a newly developing language, Central Taurus Sign Language. Our analyses identify universal patterns in both the emergence and…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Research, Language Patterns, Language Universals
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Hou, Lynn – Sign Language Studies, 2018
San Juan Quiahije Chatino Sign Language (CSL) is a group of six family-based signed language varieties in rural Mexico. This study analyzes the variation of iconic patterns of CSL signs with respect to three semantic categories, tools, food, and animals, using an Embodied Cognitive Phonology framework. Signs are organized around iconic prototypes,…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Rural Areas, Language Variation, Language Patterns
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Safar, Josefina; Le Guen, Olivier; Collí, Geli Collí; Hau, Merli Collí – Sign Language Studies, 2018
In this article, we examine various strategies used to express cardinal numbers in Yucatec Maya Sign Languages (YMSLs) from three historically unrelated communities in Yucatán, Mexico: Chicán, Nohkop, and Cepeda Peraza. Our findings describe some numeral strategies, which remained unattested in previous accounts, and demonstrate that YMSL numerals…
Descriptors: Sign Language, American Indians, Rural Areas, Numbers