A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language

Hope E. Morgan

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

A Phonological Grammar of Kenyan Sign Language

Hope E. Morgan

Volume 11 in the series Sign Language Typology [SLT]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110765694

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About this book

This grammar of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) phonology adds to a sparse literature on the units of categorical form in the world’s sign languages. At the same time, it brings descriptive and theoretical research on sign language phonology into better alignment by systematically evaluating current models of sign language phonology for each of the main parameters – handshape, location, and movement – against the KSL data. This grammar also makes a methodological contribution by using a unique dataset of KSL minimal pairs in the analysis, demonstrating that minimal pairs are not as infrequent in sign languages as previously thought.
The main content of the book is found in five chapters on handshape, location, core articulatory movement, manner of movement, and other distinctive features (e.g., orientation, mouth actions). The book also contains two large appendices that document the phonological evidence for each of the 44 handshapes and 37 locations.
This book will be a key reference for descriptive and typological studies of sign phonology, as well as a helpful resource for linguists interested in understanding the similarities and differences between current models of sign phonology and identifying promising avenues for future research.

Author / Editor information

Hope E. Morgan, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
List of tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XXVII
1 Introduction and Background of Kenyan Sign Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Methodology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
3 Minimal pairs and the phonological analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
4 Handshape Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
5 Location Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
6 Core Articulatory Movements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
7 Manner of Movement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
8 Other distinctive features and characteristics of KSL signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389
9 Conclusion and future directions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	418
Appendix 1: Fields in the KSL Lexical Database Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
Appendix 2: Representation of phonological structure in three models Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	426
Appendix 3: Inventory of KSL Handshapes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Appendix 4: Chart of Handshape minimal pair contrasts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	484
Appendix 5: Fingerspelling Alphabet in KSL (southwestern Kenya) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485
Appendix 6: Motivated handshapes in KSL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	486
Appendix 7: Phonetic Locations in KSL Database Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487
Appendix 8: Chart of Location minimal pair contrasts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	488
Appendix 9: Inventory of KSL Locations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	489
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	589
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	603

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars and students of Sign Language Linguistics, African Languages, Deaf Studies, Phonology and Linguistic Typology.
Pages
- Front matter: 27
- Main content: 607
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1128
- Coloured Illustrations: 11
- Tables: 28
Keywords: Sign language; Kenyan Sign Language; Sign language phonology; Minimal pair (Linguistics); African languages

eBook

Published: July 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110765694

Hardcover

Published: August 1, 2022
ISBN: 9783110763027