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The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia

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In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main interest is the manifestation of signing space - the articulatory space surrounding the signers - for grammatical purposes in Yolngu Sign Language.

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The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia, Anastasia Bauer

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2014
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Title
The use of signing space in a shared sign language of Australia
Language
English
Publisher
Ishara Press
Released
2014
Format
Hardcover
Pages
303
ISBN10
1614517339
ISBN13
9781614517337
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In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of spatial grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to structure of interrogative and negative sentences. The main interest is the manifestation of signing space - the articulatory space surrounding the signers - for grammatical purposes in Yolngu Sign Language.