The Meaning of Space in Sign Language
| Author | : Gemma Barberà Altimira |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2015-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781501500558 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1501500554 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (554 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Meaning of Space in Sign Language by : Gemma Barberà Altimira
Download or read book The Meaning of Space in Sign Language written by Gemma Barberà Altimira and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). On the basis of small-scale corpus data, it provides an exhaustive description of referential devices dependent on space. The book provides insight into the study of meaning in the visual-spatial modality and into our understanding of the discourse behavior of spatial locations.
