Lexical Nonmanuals in German Sign Language: Empirical Studies and Theoretical Implications

Nina-Kristin Pendzich

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Lexical Nonmanuals in German Sign Language

Empirical Studies and Theoretical Implications

Nina-Kristin Pendzich

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2020

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Volume 13 | Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC]

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The book presents an empirical and theoretical investigation of lexical nonmanuals in German Sign Language including torso, head, and facial expressions. Three empirical studies demonstrate the relevance of nonmanuals for the wellformedness of signs, their meaning, and lexical processing. Moreover, implications for the theoretical implementation of lexical nonmanuals concerning, e.g., articulation patterns and phonological status are discussed.

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Nina-Kristin Pendzich, Universität Göttingen, Germany.

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Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines General Linguistics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Notational conventions Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
Sign language acronyms Publicly Available Download PDF	XXI
1 Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Part I: Theoretical and methodological background
2 Nonmanual complexity in sign languages Open Access Download PDF	11
3 State of research on lexical nonmanuals and mouthings Open Access Download PDF	38
Part II: Empirical studies
4 Study I: Lexical judgment and the meaning of signs Open Access Download PDF	59
5 Study II: Lexical decision with reaction times Open Access Download PDF	121
6 Study III: Meaning attribution to isolated facial expressions Open Access Download PDF	156
Part III: Discussion and theoretical implications
7 Towards a new classification of lexical nonmanuals Open Access Download PDF	199
8 Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	271
Appendices
A Stimuli in the NMF and m-NMF condition of Study I and Study II Open Access Download PDF	287
B Manual error types of the fillers in Study I and Study II Open Access Download PDF	297
C Statistical distribution of the ratings regarding meaning category 1 and 2 in the questionnaire of Study I Open Access Download PDF	299
D Answer words in Study II Open Access Download PDF	301
E Still images from the stimulus videos of Study III Open Access Download PDF	305
F Meaning Attribution (MeaAtt) categories in Study III Open Access Download PDF	311
References Open Access Download PDF	313
Index Open Access Download PDF	327

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May 5, 2020

eBook ISBN:

9783110671667

Hardcover published on:

April 20, 2020

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9783110668001

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Front matter:

21

Main content:

329

Illustrations:

90

Tables:

42

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110671667

eBook ISBN: 9783110671667

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110668001

Keywords for this book

lexical nonmanuals; German Sign Language (DGS); phonology; gesture sign interface

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