The emerging grammar of nouns in a first generation sign language

Gesture

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-353

  Haviland, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging sign language; Gestural origins of sign; Grammaticalization; Homesign; Parts of speech; Tzotzil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904786969     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.13.3.04hav     Document Type: Conference Paper

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