Negative Incorporation in French and American Sign Language.

Woodward, James; Desantis, Susan

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Publication Date: 1977

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Negative Incorporation in French and American Sign Language

Woodward, James; Desantis, Susan

Language in Society, 6, 3, 379-88, Dec 77

The variable usage of Negative Incorporation as a phonological process in French Sign Language (FSL) and as a grammatical process in American Sign Language (ASL) is described. In addition, the historical continuum between FSL and ASL despite heavy restructuring is shown. (HP)

Descriptors: Grammar, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Manual Communication, Negative Forms (Language), Phonology, Sign Language, Sociolinguistics

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