Bauer The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61451-547-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 303 Seiten

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The series is dedicated to the comparative study of sign languages around the world. Individual or collective works that systematically explore typological variation across sign languages are the focus of this series, with particular emphasis on undocumented, underdescribed and endangered sign languages. The scope of the series primarily includes cross-linguistic studies of grammatical domains across a larger or smaller sample of sign languages, but also encompasses the study of individual sign languages from a typological perspective and comparison between signed and spoken languages in terms of language modality, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to sign language typology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bauer, Anastasia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Zeichensprachen, Künstliche Sprachen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;5
2;List of figures;13
3;List of tables;17
4;Abbreviations;18
5;Sign language acronyms;19
6;Glossary;21
7;Notational conventions;22
8;Part I: Introduction;25
8.1;1 Introduction;27
8.1.1;1.1 Research aims and objectives;29
8.1.2;1.2 Outline of the book;31
8.2;2 Sign language types;34
8.2.1;2.1 Deaf community sign languages;36
8.2.2;2.2 Emerging sign languages;37
8.2.3;2.3 Village sign languages;39
8.2.3.1;2.3.1 Socioeconomic and demographic settings;39
8.2.3.2;2.3.2 Social homogeneity;40
8.2.3.3;2.3.3 (Socio-)Linguistic context;41
8.2.3.4;2.3.4 Degree of endangerment;42
8.2.4;2.4 Alternate sign languages;43
8.2.4.1;2.4.1 Sawmill Sign Language;44
8.2.4.2;2.4.2 Monastic sign languages;45
8.2.4.3;2.4.3 Plains Indian Sign Language;46
8.2.4.4;2.4.4 Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language;47
8.2.4.5;2.4.5 Australian Aboriginal sign languages;47
8.2.5;2.5 Shared sign languages;52
8.2.6;2.6 Summary;54
9;Part II: Sociolinguistic Background & Methodology;57
9.1;3 Cultural and sociolinguistic context;59
9.1.1;3.1 Previous studies;59
9.1.2;3.2 Historic & demographic background;61
9.1.3;3.3 Cultural background;64
9.1.4;3.4 Linguistic context;65
9.1.5;3.5 The use of YSL in Yolngu communities;70
9.1.5.1;3.5.1 Communication with deaf Yolngu;71
9.1.5.2;3.5.2 Interaction over distance;74
9.1.5.3;3.5.3 Further aspects of YSL origin and use;74
9.2;4 Data collection;78
9.2.1;4.1 Fieldwork;78
9.2.1.1;4.1.1 Fieldwork sites;78
9.2.1.2;4.1.2 Cultural issue;81
9.2.2;4.2 Stimulus materials;82
9.2.2.1;4.2.1 Spontaneous signing;83
9.2.2.2;4.2.2 Elicited signing;83
9.2.2.2.1;4.2.2.1 Visual materials;83
9.2.2.2.2;4.2.2.2 Questionnaires and games;86
9.2.2.2.3;4.2.2.3 Translation from English and Djambarrpuy?u;87
9.2.3;4.3 Participants;88
9.2.4;4.4 Data annotation;91
10;Part III: Selected Aspects of YSL Grammar;97
10.1;5 Phonological aspects;99
10.1.1;5.1 Handshapes;99
10.1.1.1;5.1.1 Basic handshapes;102
10.1.1.1.1;5.1.1.1 Token frequency;103
10.1.1.1.2;5.1.1.2 Type frequency;104
10.1.1.1.3;5.1.1.3 Non-dominant hand frequency;104
10.1.1.2;5.1.2 Marginal handshapes;106
10.1.2;5.2 Sign types: preference for one-handedness;108
10.1.3;5.3 Nonmanual markers;114
10.1.3.1;5.3.1 Mouth gestures;114
10.1.3.2;5.3.2 Mouthings;118
10.1.3.3;5.3.3 Head movements;120
10.1.3.3.1;5.3.3.1 sleep vs. exist;120
10.1.3.3.2;5.3.3.2 bäy?u vs. yaka;122
10.1.4;5.4 Summary;124
10.2;6 Syntactic aspects;125
10.2.1;6.1 Negation;125
10.2.1.1;6.1.1 Negation in Djambarrpuy?u;125
10.2.1.2;6.1.2 Negation in YSL;126
10.2.1.3;6.1.3 Summary;130
10.2.2;6.2 Interrogatives;130
10.2.2.1;6.2.1 Content questions;131
10.2.2.1.1;6.2.1.1 Question word paradigm;131
10.2.2.1.2;6.2.1.2 Syntactic position of question signs;135
10.2.2.2;6.2.2 Polar questions;138
10.2.2.3;6.2.3 Nonmanual marking;141
10.2.2.4;6.2.4 Summary;142
11;Part IV: Use of Space;145
11.1;7 The size of signing space;147
11.2;8 Pronominal reference;151
11.2.1;8.1 Pronouns in spoken languages;151
11.2.2;8.2 Pronouns in sign languages;152
11.2.2.1;8.2.1 Metaphorical pointing;158
11.2.2.2;8.2.2 Cross-linguistic variation in metaphorical pointing;160
11.2.3;8.3 Pronouns in Djambarrpuy?u;161
11.2.4;8.4 Pronouns in YSL;163
11.2.4.1;8.4.1 Person;163
11.2.4.2;8.4.2 Number;166
11.2.4.3;8.4.3 Clusivity;168
11.2.4.4;8.4.4 Case;169
11.2.4.5;8.4.5 Summary & comparison to NCDSLs;171
11.2.4.6;8.4.6 Pointing to a house: the use of metonymic pointing in YSL;171
11.2.5;8.5 Summary;178
11.3;9 Verb directionality;180
11.3.1;9.1 Verb agreement in spoken languages;180
11.3.2;9.2 Verb directionality in sign languages;183
11.3.2.1;9.2.1 Sign language verb classes;183
11.3.2.2;9.2.2 Disagreements on agreement;187
11.3.3;9.3 Verb directionality in YSL;190
11.3.3.1;9.3.1 YSL verb classes: plain vs. non-plain;190
11.3.3.1.1;9.3.1.1 Frequency of spatial modification in non-plain verbs;193
11.3.3.1.2;9.3.1.2 Directional verbs;199
11.3.3.1.3;9.3.1.3 Absence of number marking;202
11.3.3.1.4;9.3.1.4 Optional object or location marking on YSL verbs;203
11.3.4;9.4 Constituent order in transitive clauses;203
11.3.4.1;9.4.1 YSL constituent order;204
11.3.4.2;9.4.2 Djambarrpuy?u constituent order;206
11.3.4.3;9.4.3 Disscussion;207
11.3.5;9.5 Summary;208
11.4;10 Expression of motion;210
11.4.1;10.1 Classifiers in spoken languages;210
11.4.2;10.2 Classifiers in sign languages;212
11.4.2.1;10.2.1 Entity classifiers;213
11.4.2.2;10.2.2 Handling classifiers;215
11.4.3;10.3 Expression of motion in YSL;217
11.4.3.1;10.3.1 YSL Directionals;217
11.4.3.2;10.3.2 YSL Classifiers;220
11.4.3.2.1;10.3.2.1 Entity classifiers in YSL;221
11.4.3.2.1.1;10.3.2.1.1 The Ë handshape;222
11.4.3.2.1.2;10.3.2.1.2 The handshape;224
11.4.3.2.1.3;10.3.2.1.3 The handshape;226
11.4.3.2.1.4;10.3.2.2 Handling classifiers in YSL;228
11.4.4;10.4 Summary;231
11.5;11 Expression of size and shape;233
11.5.1;11.1 Size and Shape Specifiers in sign languages;233
11.5.2;11.2 Size and Shape Specifiers in YSL;234
11.5.3;11.3 Summary;238
12;Part V: Discussion & Conclusion;239
12.1;12 YSL in cross-linguistic perspective;241
12.1.1;12.1 The use of space in shared sign languages;242
12.1.1.1;12.1.1 The lack of metaphorical pointing;242
12.1.1.2;12.1.2 Limited use of spatial modification in transitive verbs;242
12.1.1.3;12.1.3 Restricted use of entity classifiers;243
12.1.2;12.2 Language-external factors and sign language structure;244
12.1.2.1;12.2.1 Age of language;245
12.1.2.2;12.2.2 Frame of reference;247
12.1.2.3;12.2.3 Size of community and context-dependency;249
12.1.2.4;12.2.4 Proportion of hearing signers;250
12.2;13 Concluding remarks;253
13;Appendix I: List of YSL handshapes;255
14;Appendix II: Figures;257
15;Appendix III: Data;258
16;Notes;259
17;References;271
18;Index;299
19;Curriculum vitae;303

Über Autor(innen)

Anastasia Bauer, Cologne, Germany.