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. 2010 Nov;108(3):298-328.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2010.01242.x.

Prosody and Syntax in Sign Languages

Wendy Sandler  1
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Prosody and Syntax in Sign Languages

Wendy Sandler. Trans Philol Soc. 2010 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Typical ISL non-manual configurations for (a) yes/no and (b) wh questions
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Figure 2
ISL SEND, a monosyllabic sign with simultaneous path and hand internal movement
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Figure 3
An ISL lexical compound reduced to a monosyllable: a. MIND b. STOP c. DAYDREAM.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Cliticization produces non-structure-preserving monosyllables. SHOP, THERE, and SHOP-THERE.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Nondominant Hand Spread from BAKE to CAKE within a phonological phrase.
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Figure 6
Counterfactual conditional sentence in ISL with intonation phrase break. Partial coding of prosodic cues show alignment.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Close-up shows change of facial expression and head/body posture at the IP boundary.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Compositionality of facial intonation. (a) Brow Raise on a yes/no question, (b) Squint on a constituent about ‘shared information’, and (c) Brow Raise and Squint together on a yes/no question about shared information.
Figure 9
Figure 9
Choice question in ISL, ‘Do you want vanilla ice cream or chocolate?’ The question intonation spans only the first phrase of the question, though the whole string is a question syntactically.
Figure 10
Figure 10
Intonational arrays vary according to meaning. (a) typical wh-question intonation in ISL, and (b) atypical intonation on a wh-question.
Figure 11
Figure 11
Conditional sentence prosody produced by a young second-generation signer of ABSL. ‘If he says no, then there’s nothing I can do.’
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