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Morgan, Hope E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is a thriving national sign language used by tens of thousands of signers in Kenya, and which emerged out of two deaf schools in western Kenya in the early 1960s. In this thesis, I provide a thorough description and analysis of the basic phonological components of the KSL lexicon used in the southwestern region of Kenya…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonology, Sign Language, Dialects
Garrow, William George – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation centers on the application of the mental space theory to expand our understanding of the role lexical discourse markers (LDMs) play in discourse. LDMs have been recognized by many researchers for their discourse connective function(s) (Levinson, 1983; Schiffrin, 1987; Blakemore, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002; Fraser, 1996, 1999, 2006).…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Discourse Analysis, Lexicology, Expressive Language