Formal Semantics of Sign Languages

نویسنده

  • Sandro Zucchi
چکیده

The paper discusses some issues that arise from research on sign languages in the area of formal semantics. Sign languages provide a unique standpoint to investigate semantic phenomena like donkey anaphora, indexical reference shift, and tense. Moreover, they pose a challenge for semantic theories, since movement verbs display gradient properties (semi-continuous variations with semantic import). The paper presents and discusses some accounts that have been proposed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Language and Linguistics Compass

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012