Classifier Constructions as Procedural Referring Expressions in American Sign Language

Jones, Stephen

dc.contributor.author	Jones, Stephen	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-03T11:45:07Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-03T11:45:07Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06-24	en
dc.identifier.issn	1731-7533	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/24372
dc.description.abstract	The present paper comments on signs of American Sign Language in the perspective of relevance theory. The main claim is that classifiers encode procedural instructions to help the addressee pick out the intended referent for the procedural referring expressions made with classifier constructions. The author explains how three classes of classifiers differently manipulate concepts to instruct the addressee to create ad hoc concepts though the use of inference, narrowing, and broadening. It is also claimed that classifier constructions do not encode a conceptual meaning, but a procedural instruction. The discussion includes illustrations of how the speaker’s using classifier constructions instead of lexical signs may increase the number of cognitive effects on the part of the addressee.	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Research in Language;13	en
dc.rights	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0	en
dc.subject	American Sign Language	en
dc.subject	classifier constructions	en
dc.subject	ad hoc concepts	en
dc.title	Classifier Constructions as Procedural Referring Expressions in American Sign Language	en
dc.page.number	368-391	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	University of North Dakota, United States of America	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2083-4616
dc.references	ASLTA Conference, American Sign Language Teachers Association & CSD-TV. 2007. ASL poetry [Motion picture]. United States: American Sign Language Teachers Association.	en
dc.references	Bruce, T. (2003). The hearing world around me [Motion picture]. TrixBruce.com. Seattle, WA.	en
dc.references	Christie, K. L., & Durr, P. (2009). Ella Mae Lentz visionary & ASL poet [Motion picture]. United States: National Technical Institute for the Deaf.	en
dc.references	DawnSignPress. (1992). Signing naturally. Level 2. Student videotext [Motion picture]. Berkley, CA: Dawn Sign Press.	en
dc.references	Hedley, P. (2005). Procedures, pronouns and relevance theory. Durham and Newcastle Working Papers in Linguistics, 11, 41-55.	en
dc.references	Jones, S. P. (2013). Classifier constructions as procedural signs in American Sign Language (M. A. thesis). The University of North Dakota, United States, North Dakota. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.rit.edu/docview/1418768900/abstract?accountid=108 (1 September, 2014).	en
dc.references	Klima, E. S., & Bellugi, U. (1979). The signs of language. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.	en
dc.references	Liddell, S. (2003). Sources of meaning in ASL classifier predicates. In K. Emmorey (Ed.), Perspectives on classifier constructions in sign language. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.	en
dc.references	Liddell, S. K. (2003). Grammar, gesture, and meaning in American Sign Language. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press.	en
dc.references	Padden, C. (1988). Images of language [Motion picture]. United States: RIT/NTID.	en
dc.references	Sandler, W., & Lillo-Martin, D. C. (2006). Sign language and linguistic universals. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.	en
dc.references	Schick, B. S. (1987). The acquisition of classifier predicates in American Sign Language (Unpublished doctoral dissertation?). Purdue University, Indiana.	en
dc.references	Supalla, T. R. (1982). Structure and Acquisition of Verbs of Motion and Location in American Sign Language (Unpublished doctoral dissertation?). California: University of California, San Diego.	en
dc.references	Sutton, V. (2009). SignWriting. (1st ed.). La Jolla, CA: Center for Sutton Movement Writing, Inc.	en
dc.references	Sutton, V, Frost, A. Center for Sutton Movement Writing & Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting. (2011). SignWriting hand symbols. La Jolla, CA: The SignWriting Press.	en
dc.references	Valli, C., Lucas, C., Mulrooney K. J., & Rankin, M. N. P. (2011). Linguistics of American Sign Language: an introduction. (5th ed). Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.	en
dc.references	Wilson, D. (2011). Conceptual-Procedural Distinction: Past, Present and Future. In M. V. Escandell Vidal, M. Leonetti Jungl & A. Ahern (Eds.), Procedural meaning: problems and perspectives. Bingley, UK: Emerald.	en
dc.references	Wilson, D., & Sperber, D. (2012). Meaning and relevance. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press.	en
dc.contributor.authorEmail	stephenperryjones@gmail.com	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1515/rela-2015-0032	en

Pliki tej pozycji

Nazwa:: rela-2015-0032.pdf
Rozmiar:: 517.3KB
Format:: PDF

Oglądaj/Otwórz

Pozycja umieszczona jest w następujących kolekcjach

Research in Language (2015) vol.13 nr 4 [5]

Pokaż uproszczony rekord

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Poza zaznaczonymi wyjątkami, licencja tej pozycji opisana jest jako This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.