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Direct linkRoush, Daniel R. – Sign Language Studies, 2016
Conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) proposes that there is a large system of conceptual metaphors in our cognition known as event-structure metaphors (ESMs). Through ESMs, we understand the conceptual domains of actions, causes, changes, states, purposes, and so forth in terms of the aspects of the domain of motion in space. ESMs are largely…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Figurative Language, Linguistic Theory, Language Universals
McDermid, Campbell – Sign Language Studies, 2017
A small group of interpreters was interviewed with regard to their view of learning ASL and becoming bicultural. A model of identity was then postulated based on Hegel's dialectic (Wheat 2012) of thesis (presuppositions, stereotypes, or theories about ASL and the Deaf community), antithesis (conflicting experiences), and synthesis (new…
Descriptors: English, Speech Communication, Deafness, American Sign Language
Peer reviewedIsham, William P.; Lane, Harlan – Sign Language Studies, 1994
Examines two views of the relations between a bilingual's language repertoires: the lexical and the conceptual mediation hypotheses. In an experiment using cloze completions that required either simple recall or inferences, the interaction between task and cloze type indicates that different processes mediate interpretation and transliteration.…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedFriedman, Lynn A. – Language, 1975
The manifestation of time, space, and person reference in American Sign Language is described and discussed. The effect of the modality of communication on the language system is studied. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, English
Peer reviewedWoodward, James – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Handshapes with single finger extension are examined in data from 10 sign languages: American, Australian, British, Finnish, French, Japanese, Providence Island, Rennell Island, Indian, and Swedish. It is concluded that a theory of marking can be developed along the same lines as for spoken language, with only the physiology differing. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English
PDF pending restorationStanford Univ., CA. Committee on Linguistics. – 1972
The research resumes presented here comprise the responses received by the Stanford Child Language Project to a general request for reports on research in progress. These reports include all those distributed at the Child Language Research Forum in March 1972 and a small number received later. The resumes cover a wide range of topics and present,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language, English
Download full textStanford Univ., CA. Committee on Linguistics. – 1973
The research resumes presented here comprise the responses received by the Stanford Child Language Project to a general request for reports on research in progress. These reports include all those distributed at the Child Language Research Forum in April 1973. The resumes cover a wide range of topics and present, in order, the following…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language
