Robbin Battison
Abstract
The American Sign Language of the deaf (ASL) has a level of structure which is analogous to phonology. The natural basis for both lexical description and analysis of variation is the articulatory dynamics of the hands and body.
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The American Sign Language of the deaf (ASL) has a level of structure which is analogous to phonology. The natural basis for both lexical description and analysis of variation is the articulatory dynamics of the hands and body.
Key concepts: American Sign Language, Linguistics, Sign language, Psychology, Manually coded language, Sign (mathematics), Phonology, Manual communication