Evidence for node and scope of negation in coverbal gesture

Gesture

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-51

  Harrison, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ SORBONNE NOUVELLE PARIS 3   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Gesture; Negation; Negative structures; Node; Post stroke hold; Scope

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958501507     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.10.1.03har     Document Type: Article

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