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| Language Variation | 1 |
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| Woodward, James | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWoodward, James; Desantis, Susan – Language in Society, 1977
The variable usage of Negative Incorporation as a phonological process in French Sign Language (FSL) and as a grammatical process in American Sign Language (ASL) is described. In addition, the historical continuum between FSL and ASL despite heavy restructuring is shown. (HP)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Manual Communication
