Gestural grammar

We argue that some properties of sign language grammar have counterparts in non-signers’ intuitions about gestures, including ones that are probably very uncommon. Thus despite the intrinsic limitations of gestures compared to full-fledged sign languages, they might access some of the same rules. Wh...

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Published in:Natural language and linguistic theory 2020-08, Vol.38 (3), p.887-936
Main Author: Schlenker, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Sign Language
Anaphora
Cognitive science
Gestures
Grammar
Grammatical case
Grammatical number
Language
Language shift
Languages
Linguistics
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Philosophy of Language
Property
Referents
Repetition
Semantics
Sign language
Social Sciences
Speech
Speeches
Spoken language
Verbs
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