Mouth Actions in Sign Languages: An Empirical Study of Irish Sign Language

Susanne Mohr

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2014

Mouth Actions in Sign Languages

An Empirical Study of Irish Sign Language

Susanne Mohr

Volume 3 in the series Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614514978

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Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to the linguistic description of ISL, research into non-manuals in sign languages, and is relevant for the cross-modal study of word classes.

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Susanne Mohr, University of Bonn, Germany.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	v
Contents Open Access Download PDF	vii
List of figures Open Access Download PDF	xi
List of tables Open Access Download PDF	xiv
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	xv
Notational Conventions Open Access Download PDF	xvii
Chapter 1. Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. The Linguistic Setup of Sign Languages – The Case of Irish Sign Language (ISL) Open Access Download PDF	4
Chapter 3. Non-manuals in Sign Languages – Theoretical Background Open Access Download PDF	31
Chapter 4. Mouth Actions in ISL – A Typology of Mouthings and Mouth Gestures Open Access Download PDF	64
Chapter 5. Mouth Actions in ISL – Sociolinguistic Factors Open Access Download PDF	94
Chapter 6. Mouth Actions in ISL – Linguistic Factors Open Access Download PDF	114
Chapter 7. Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	162
Appendix A. Complete list of signs and fingerspellings with mouthings Open Access Download PDF	166
Appendix B. Contexts for examples (glossed with mouthings) Open Access Download PDF	185
Notes Open Access Download PDF	204
References Open Access Download PDF	212
Index Open Access Download PDF	228

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Teachers at Deaf Schools; Sign Language Interpreters
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 231
Keywords: Sign Language; Non-Manual Features; Word Classes; Irish Sign Language.

eBook

Published: July 28, 2014
ISBN: 9781614514978

Hardcover

Published: June 16, 2014
ISBN: 9781614517054