Toward a phonetic representation of signs: Sequentiality and contrast

Sign Language Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-274

  Johnson, Robert E ^a   Liddell, Scott K ^b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 79951976601     PISSN: 03021475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sls.2010.0008     Document Type: Review

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