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Simultaneity in signed languages : form and function /

Simultaneity in signed languages : form and function / edited by Myriam Vermeerbergen, Lorraine Leeson, Onno Crasborn. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, c2007. - viii, 355 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, v. 281 0304-0763 ; .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Simultaneity in Signed Languages.: A String of Sequentially Organised Issues (by Vermeerbergen, Myriam); 2. Locative Functions of Simultaneous Perspective Constructions in German Sign Language Narratives (by Perniss, Pamela M.); 3. Conceptual Blending and the Windowing of Attention in Simultaneous Constructions in Irish Sign Language (by Leeson, Lorraine); 4. A Cognitive Linguistic View of Simultaneity in Process Signs in French Sign Language (by Risler, Annie); 5. Simultaneity in French Sign Language Discourse (by Sallandre, Marie-Anne); 6. Simultaneous Constructions in Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana) (by Nyst, Victoria); 7. Mouthings and Simultaneity in British Sign Language (by Sutton-Spence, Rachel); 8. The Non-Dominant Hand in a Swedish Sign Language Discourse (by Nilsson, Anna-Lena); 9. A Crosslinguistic Comparison of Buoys. Evidence from American, Norwegian, and Swedish Sign Language (by Liddell, Scott K.); 10. Point Buoys: The Weak Hand as a Point of Reference for Time and Space (by Vogt-Svendsen, Marit); 11. Simultaneous Use of the Two Hands in Jordanian Sign Language (by Hendriks, Bernadet); 12. Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?: Comparing Aspects of Simultaneity in Flemish Sign Language to Instances of Concurrent Speech and Gesture (by Vermeerbergen, Myriam); 13. Acquisition of Simultaneous Constructions by Deaf Children of Hong Kong Sign Language (by Tang, Gladys); 14. Simultaneity in Atypical Signers: Implications for the Structure of Signed Language (by Tyrone, Martha E.); 15. Perspectives on Linearity and Simultaneity (by Woll, Bencie); 16. Index of Names; 17. Index of Languages; 18. Index of Terms

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