This work is a contribution to our understanding of relativization strategies and clefting in Italian Sign Language, and more broadly, to our understanding of these constructions in world languages by setting the discussion on the theories that have been proposed in the literatu…
2.2 Representing LIS syntactic structure2.2.1 The CP layer; 2.2.1.1 Interrogative pronouns; 2.2.1.2 Relative pronouns; 2.2.1.3 Representing the CP layer; 2.2.2 The IP layer; 2.2.3 The VP layer; 2.2.4 The Determiner Phrase (DP); 2.2.4.1 Identifying D heads in LIS; 2.2.4.2 Distrib…
This book brings together a collection of studies on Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). Research on Libras began in earnest 20 years ago, around the time that Libras was recognised as a national language of Brazil in 2002. Over the years, more and more deaf researchers have becom…
"This book examines sociolinguistic, educational and psycholinguistic factors that shape the path to sign bilingualism in deaf individuals and contributes to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of a type of bilingualism that is neither territorial nor commonly…
