Sign language phonology: issues of iconicity and universality
Año:
2007
Editorial:
Verbal and Signed languages: Comparing Structures, Constructs and Methodologies (2007) pp. 59–80
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Temas
Lingüística, Lingüística » Lingüística de otras Lenguas de Signos
Detalles
This chapter addresses two issues that concern sign language phonology. The first issue is how iconicity influences phonology in SLs. The second arises often in the minds of linguists working on verbal languages: to what extent are the levels of structure and the dimensions of variation the same in signed and verbal languages?