E-Book, Englisch, 896 Seiten
Reihe: De Gruyter Reference
A Guide to Sign Language Grammar Writing
E-Book, Englisch, 896 Seiten
Reihe: De Gruyter Reference
ISBN: 978-1-5015-1608-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The work builds on the existing knowledge in Descriptive Linguistics, but also on the insights from Theoretical Linguistics. It consists of two main parts running in parallel: the Checklist with all the grammatical features and phenomena the grammar writer can address, and the accompanying Manual with the relevant background information (definitions, methodological caveats, representative examples, tests, pointers to elicitation materials and bibliographical references). The areas covered are Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon, Syntax and Meaning. The Manual is endowed with hyperlinks that connect information across the work and with a pop-up glossary.
The SignGram Blueprint will be a landmark for the description of sign language grammars in terms of quality and quantity.