Functions of Head and Body Movements in Austrian Sign Language

Research on nonmanual elements - or 'nonmanuals' - in sign languages has focused on both the possible functions and the occurrence (frequency and form) of these elements in recent years. As a matter of fact, research on nonmanuals is still a quite uncharted territory in Austrian Sign Langu...

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Váldodahkki: Lackner, Andrea (auth)
Materiálatiipa: Elektrovnnalaš Girjji oassi
Giella:eaŋgalasgiella
Almmustuhtton: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2018
Ráidu:Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC] 9
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Čoahkkáigeassu:Research on nonmanual elements - or 'nonmanuals' - in sign languages has focused on both the possible functions and the occurrence (frequency and form) of these elements in recent years. As a matter of fact, research on nonmanuals is still a quite uncharted territory in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) today, which has also initiated the study given. In order to identify head and body movements in ÖGS, these nonmanuals were determined and analyzed functionally via a new user-oriented methodology. Getting feedback of multiple native signers was a main part of this method. Accordingly, you will find the findings of this study in this volume: various functions such as negation, assertion, interrogativity, conditionality, and many more can be expressed nonmanually. Brand new insights into sign language research are given, as well as astonishing results: even (epistemic) modality can be expressed by particular head and body movements.
Olgguldas hápmi:1 electronic resource (285 p.)
ISBN:9781501507779
9781501507755
DOI:10.1515/9781501507779
Beassan:Open Access