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Cohen-Koka, Shirit; Nir, Bracha; Meir, Irit – Sign Language Studies, 2023
This article discusses the function of a particular feature of sign language--mouth action--as it is expressed in various discourse contexts. Specifically, we examine forms of mouthing and mouth gesture as they are used in signed narrative and expository texts, highlighting the signers' choices during the production of these two text types. We…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Human Body, Computational Linguistics, Foreign Countries
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Fuks, Orit; Tobin, Yishai – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
The purpose of the present research is to examine which of the two factors: (1) the iconic-semiotic factor; or (2) the human-phonetic factor is more relevant in explaining the appearance and distribution of the hand shape B-bent in Israeli Sign Language (ISL). The B-bent shape has been the subject of much attention in sign language research…
Descriptors: Language Research, Phonetics, Phonemics, Sign Language