Kinematic Signatures of Telic and Atelic Events in ASL Predicates

Language and Speech

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-421

  Malaia, Evie ^a   Wilbur, Ronnie B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASL; event structure; kinematics; telicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863648849     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0023830911422201     Document Type: Article

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