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Download full textWoodward, James – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1993
In order to empirically examine the claim that sign language varieties in Hong Kong developed partially from sign language varieties in Shanghai, this paper examines the intuitive judgements of Hong kong signers about the similarities and difference in basic vocabulary items in sign language varieties in Shanghai and in Hong Kong. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Intuition
