| Description |
1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; volume 19
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Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 19.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The meaning of any linguistic expression resides not only in the words, but also in the ways that those words are conveyed. In her new study, Miako N.P. Rankin highlights the crucial interrelatedness of form and meaning at all levels in order to consider specific types of American Sign Language (ASL) expression. In particular, Form, Meaning, and Focus in American Sign Language considers how ASL expresses non-agent focus, similar to the meaning of passive voice in English. Rankin's analyses of the form-meaning correspondences of ASL expressions of non-agent focus reveals an underlying pattern that can be traced across sentence and verb types. This pattern produces meanings with various levels of focus on the agent. Rankin has determined in her meticulous study that the pattern of form-meaning characteristic of non-agent focus in ASL is used prolifically in day-to-day language. The recognition of the frequency of this pattern holds implications regarding the acquisition of ASL, the development of curricula for teaching ASL, and the analysis of ASL discourse in effective interpretation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American Sign Language.
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American Sign Language. |
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Deaf -- Means of communication.
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Deaf -- Means of communication. |
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Language and culture.
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Language and culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1563685736 9781563685736 |
| ISBN |
9781563685743 (electronic book) |
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1563685744 (electronic book) |
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9781563685736 |
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1563685736 |
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