An Exploratory Study of ASL Demonstratives

American Sign Language (ASL) makes extensive use of pointing signs, but there has been only limited documentation of how pointing signs are used for demonstrative functions. We elicited demonstratives from four adult Deaf signers of ASL in a puzzle completion task. Our preliminary analysis of the de...

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Main Authors: Jill P. Morford, Barbara Shaffer, Naomi Shin, Paul Twitchell, Bettie T. Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/4/80