Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10460940 Language & Communication 2012 20 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We compare depicting constructions (DCs) in sign languages (SLs) and gesture. ► We find similarities between entity constructions and observer viewpoint gestures. ► We find similarities between handling constructions and character viewpoint gestures. ► In SLs, lexicalisation and de-lexicalisation in DCs are influenced by viewpoint.
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Lexicalisation and de-lexicalisation processes in sign languages: Comparing depicting constructions and viewpoint gestures
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