Referential Shift In Nicaraguan Sign Language: A Transition From Lexical To Spatial Devices

Referential Shift In Nicaraguan Sign Language: A Transition From Lexical To Spatial Devices

Even the simplest narratives combine multiple strands of information, integrating different characters and their actions by expressing multiple perspectives of events. We examined the emergence of referential shift devices, which indicate changes among these perspectives, in Nicaraguan Sign Language...

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Main Authors: Annemarie eKocab, Jennie ePyers, Ann eSenghas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
sign language
Spatial Language
referential shift
narratives
language creation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01540/full

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