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Peer reviewedWinston, Elizabeth A. – Sign Language Studies, 1991
Spatial referencing in American Sign Language (ASL) functions at both the lexical and the discourse levels. In discourse, it can be used by a signer to produce cohesion in comparisons, performatives, and time mapping. The occurrence and function of spatial referencing in an ASL text as it produces cohesion is examined. (11 references) (Author/JL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Mapping, Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis
