Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Language

Karen Emmorey (Ed.)

The international workshop papers presented in this volume discuss the following issues: how sign language classifiers differ from spoken languages; cross-linguistic variation in sign language classifier systems; the role of gesture; the nature of morpho-syntactic and phonological constraints on classifier constructions; the grammaticisation process for these forms; and the acquisition of classifier forms. Hardcover 352 pages 2003

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