{"product_id":"the-syntax-of-american-sign-language-functional-categories-and-hierarchical-structure-paperback","title":"The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Neidle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudy Kegl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDawn Maclaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent research on the syntax of signed languages has revealed that, apart from some modality-specific differences, signed languages are organized according to the same underlying principles as spoken languages. This book addresses the organization and distribution of functional categories in American Sign Language (ASL), focusing on tense, agreement, and wh-constructions. Signed languages provide illuminating evidence about functional projections of a kind unavailable in the study of spoken languages. Along with manual signing, crucial information is expressed by specific movements of the face and upper body. The authors argue that such nonmanual markings are often direct expressions of abstract syntactic features. The distribution and intensity of these markings provide information about the location of functional heads and the boundaries of functional projections. The authors show how evidence from ASL is useful for evaluating a number of recent theoretical proposals on, among other things, the status of syntactic agreement projections and constraints on phrase structure and the directionality of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Neidle is Professor of French Linguistics and Director of the Linguistics Program at Boston University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy Kegl is Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Signed Language Research Lab at the University of Southern Maine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin Bahan is Professor\/Codirector of Program Development for 6th Street Project in the ASL and Deaf Studies Program at Gallaudet University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 239\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.03 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725017878591,"sku":"9780262512213","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2a5be2b2e7f3e81236e13335581eb2dc.webp?v=1765104826","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-syntax-of-american-sign-language-functional-categories-and-hierarchical-structure-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}