Semantic Fields in Sign Languages. Colour, Kinship and Quantification

• Main Author: Zeshan, Ulrike (auth)
• Other Authors: Sagara, Keiko (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2016
• Series: Sign Language Typology [SLT]
• Subjects: Deaf Studies; Linguistics; Typology; Sign Language
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book presents primary data and typological comparisons across sign languages with respect to three semantic fields: kinship terms, colour terms and quantification. Based on a large-scale study of 32 sign languages from all over the world, these topics are explored in 10 sign languages, accompan...