Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ392294
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Publication Date: 1989
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Basic Color Term Lexicalization across Sign Languages.
Woodward, James
Sign Language Studies, n63 p145-52 Sum 1989
A comparison of terms from the lexical domain of color naming across 10 different sign languages from 7 different sign language groups suggested that, for naming colors, sign languages follow universal patterns not dependent upon the channel of language expression and reception. (Author)
Descriptors: Color, Comparative Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Universals, Lexicology, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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