Variable subject presence in ASL narratives

Sign Language Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-76

  Wulf, Alyssa ^a   Dudis, Paul ^a   Bayley, Robert ^b   Lucas, Ceil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248742324     PISSN: 03021475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sls.2002.0027     Document Type: Article

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