Facial expressions are used by humans to convey various types of meaning in various
contexts. The range of meanings spans basic possibly innate socio-emotional concepts …

Generic language, that is, language that refers to a category as an abstract whole (eg,'Girls
like pink') rather than specific individuals (eg,'This girl likes pink'), is a common means by …

There are numerous popular misconceptions about sign languages. One of these
misconceptions has it that sign languages are “languages on the hands”, that is, that sign …

The purpose of this article is to review research dealing with the use of ASL in teaching
English and literacy. I review some of the literature (and direct readers to additional sources) …

One of the major issues that has intrigued linguists is the question of what effect themodality
of perception/production has on the grammar of a language. If the grammar isviewed as …

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which
received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew …

While visual signals that accompany spoken language serve to augment the communicative
message, the same visual ingredients form the substance of the linguistic system in sign …

Grammaticization is the diachronic process by which: r lexical morphemes in a language,
such as nouns and verbs, develop over time into grammatical morphemes; or r morphemes …

Prosodic structure in sign languages is encoded by articulations of the hands, face, and
body. Despite the different physical system, there are many similarities to prosody of spoken …

One type of internal diachronic change that has been extensively studied for spoken
languages is grammaticalization whereby lexical elements develop into free or bound …