Sign Language Articulators on Phonetic Bearings

This article follows Johnson and Liddell (2011a, 2011b, 2011c, 2012), which introduce the concepts of sequentiality and contrast, a segmental framework consisting of postures and trans-forms, and features describing the configuration of the fingers and of the thumb. This paper further develops that...

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Published in:Sign language studies 2019-10, Vol.20 (1), p.132-172
Main Authors: LIDDELL, SCOTT K., JOHNSON, ROBERT E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Sign Language
Articulation
Hands
Mothers
Phonemes
Phonemics
Phonetics
Phonology
Posture
Sign language
Verbs
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Summary:This article follows Johnson and Liddell (2011a, 2011b, 2011c, 2012), which introduce the concepts of sequentiality and contrast, a segmental framework consisting of postures and trans-forms, and features describing the configuration of the fingers and of the thumb. This paper further develops that theory of phonetics, focusing on the placement of the hand on the body and in space. We examine the use of spatial loci in phonetic representations of both indicating and nonindicating signs and find seemingly insurmountable problems. We propose that rather than describing the placement of the hands with respect to spatial loci, the hands locate on, move on, and sometimes align with bearings.
ISSN:0302-1475
1533-6263
1533-6263
DOI:10.1353/sls.2019.0016