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Grammar, gesture, and meaning in American Sign Language /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liddell, Scott K., 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
American Sign Language > Grammar.
Gesture.
Space and time in language.
American Sign Language > Semantics.
Description
Item Description:American Sign Language as a language -- A sketch of the grammar of ASL -- Pronouns and real space -- Indicating verbs and real space -- Surrogates -- Directing signs at locations and things -- Tokens -- Buoys -- Depicting verbs -- Five brothers -- Grammar, gesture, and meaning.
Physical Description:xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-376) and indexes.
ISBN:0521816203
0521016509 (pbk.)