Sociolinguistic Typology and Sign Languages

Sociolinguistic Typology and Sign Languages

This paper examines the possible relationship between proposed social determinants of morphological ‘complexity’ and how this contributes to linguistic diversity, specifically via the typological nature of the sign languages of deaf communities. We sketch how the notion of morphological complexity,...

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Main Authors: Adam Schembri, Jordan Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier, Trevor Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
sign languages
sociolinguistics
typology
language complexity
morphology
linguistic diversity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00200/full

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