Sign Languages & Language Universals: The Status of Order & Position in Grammar.

Bouchard, Denis

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ERIC Number: EJ552197

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Publication Date: 1996

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Sign Languages & Language Universals: The Status of Order & Position in Grammar.

Bouchard, Denis

Sign Language Studies, v91 p101-60 Sum 1996

Discusses arguments that support the position regarding the distribution of non-grammatical markings of negation and of "wh"-scope and emphasizes the importance of looking for deep unifying principles in cross-modal studies of American Sign Language in order to further understanding of Universal Grammar. (33 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Data Analysis, Grammar, Language Research, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Models, Negative Forms (Language), Structural Analysis (Linguistics)

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Language: English

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