East Asian Sign Linguistics

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2023

East Asian Sign Linguistics

Edited by: Kazumi Matsuoka , Onno Crasborn and Marie Coppola

Volume 10 in the series Sign Language Typology [SLT]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501510243

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About this book

This book is one of the first references of linguistic research of sign languages in East Asia (including China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong). The book includes the basic descriptions of aspects of Chinese (Shanghai, Tianjin) sign language, Hong Kong Sign Language, Japanese Sign Language, Korean Sign Language, Taiwanese Sign Language, and Tibetan Sign Language.

Table of contents

Introduction

Kazumi Matsuoka, Onno Crasborn and Marie Coppola

Part 1: Manuals: Numerals, classifiers, modal verbs

Historical relationships between numeral signs in Japanese Sign Language, South Korean Sign Language and Taiwan Sign Language

Keiko Sagara

Phonological processes in complex word formation in Shanghai Sign Language

Shengyun Gu

Classifiers and gender in Korean Sign Language

Ki-Hyun Nam and Kang-Suk Byu

Causative alternation in Tianjin Sign Language

Jia He and Gladys Tan

Epistemic modal verbs and negation in Japanese Sign Language

Kazumi Matsuoka, Uiko Yano and Kazumi Maegawa

Part 2: Non-manuals and space

The Korean Sign Language (KSL) corpus and its first application on a study about mouth actions

Sung-Eun Hong, Seong Ok Won, Hyunhwa Lee, Kang-Suk Byun and Eun-Young Lee

Negative polar questions in Hong Kong Sign Language

Felix Sze and Helen Le

Analyzing head nod expressions by L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language: A comparison with native Japanese Sign Language signers

Natsuko Shimotani

Composite utterances in Taiwan Sign Language

Shiou-fen Su

Time and timelines in Tibetan Sign Language (TSL) interactions in Lhasa

Theresia Hofer

Author / Editor information

K. Matsuoka, Keio University, Japan; O. Crasborn, Radboud Universiteit, Netherlands; M. Coppola, University of Connecticut, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Kazumi Matsuoka, Onno Crasborn and Marie Coppola Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Manuals: Numerals, classifiers, modal verbs
Historical relationships between numeral signs in Japanese Sign Language, South Korean Sign Language and Taiwan Sign Language Keiko Sagara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Phonological processes in complex word formation in Shanghai Sign Language Shengyun Gu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Classifiers and gender in Korean Sign Language Ki-Hyun Nam and Kang-Suk Byun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Causative alternation in Tianjin Sign Language Jia He and Gladys Tang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Epistemic modal verbs and negation in Japanese Sign Language Kazumi Matsuoka, Uiko Yano and Kazumi Maegawa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Part 2: Non-manuals and space
The Korean Sign Language (KSL) corpus and its first application on a study about mouth actions Sung-Eun Hong, Seong Ok Won, Hyunhwa Lee, Kang-Suk Byun and Eun-Young Lee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Negative polar questions in Hong Kong Sign Language Felix Sze and Helen Lee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Analyzing head nod expressions by L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language: A comparison with native Japanese Sign Language signers Natsuko Shimotani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Composite utterances in Taiwan Sign Language Shiou-fen Su Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Time and timelines in Tibetan Sign Language (TSL) interactions in Lhasa Theresia Hofer Open Access Download PDF	311
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Academics and Research Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 349
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 292
- Tables: 28
Keywords: Sign Languages; East Asia; China; Hong Kong; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; Tibet

eBook

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781501510243

Hardcover

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781501516986