Mixed signals: Combining affective and linguistic functions of eyebrows in sign language of The Netherlands (Master's thesis)
Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT) is a visual-gestural language in which linguistic information is conveyed through manual as well as non-manual channels; not only the hands, but also body position, head position and facial expression are important for the language structure. Facial expressions serve grammatical functions in the marking of topics, yes/no questions, and wh-questions (Coerts, 1992). Furthermore, facial expression is used nonlinguistically in the expression of affect (Ekman, 1979). Consequently, at the phonetic level obligatory marking of grammar using facial expression may... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Buch |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
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Department of Linguistics
Radboud University |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-619B-B |