Lexicalisation and de-lexicalisation processes in sign languages: Comparing depicting constructions and viewpoint gestures
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In this paper, we compare so-called "classifier" constructions in signed languages (which we refer to as "depicting constructions") with comparable iconic gestures produced by non-signers. We show clear correspondences between entity constructions and observer viewpoint gestures on the one hand, and handling constructions and character viewpoint gestures on the other. Such correspondences help account for both lexicalisation and de-lexicalisation processes in signed languages and how these processes are influenced by viewpoint. Understanding these processes is crucial when coding and annotating natural sign language data.
- The University of Texas at Austin United States
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, Bartlett School of Planning United Kingdom
- La Trobe University Australia
- University College London United Kingdom
- Chapman University United States
Linguistics and Language, Point of view, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Classifier, Language and Linguistics, Article, Computational Linguistics, Gesture, Sign Languages, Iconicity, Language Description and Documentation, Sign language
Linguistics and Language, Point of view, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Classifier, Language and Linguistics, Article, Computational Linguistics, Gesture, Sign Languages, Iconicity, Language Description and Documentation, Sign language
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