Results 11 to 20 of about 407,747 (298)
Rethinking constructed action [PDF]
Sign Language and Linguistics (Online), 2015 We aim to demonstrate the importance of defining linguistic phenomena by usingconstructed actionor CA (i.e. a stretch of discourse that represents one role or combination of roles depicting actions, utterances, thought, attitudes and/or feelings of one or more referents) as an example. The problem is that different assumptions about CA have led to some
Kearsy Cormier
exaly +6 more sources
Constructed Action, the Clause and the Nature of Syntax in Finnish Sign Language
Open Linguistics, 2017 This paper investigates the interplay of constructed action and the clause in Finnish Sign Language (FinSL). Constructed action is a form of gestural enactment in which the signers use their hands, face and other parts of the body to represent the ...
Jantunen Tommi
doaj +3 more sources
Opening up Corpus FinSL: enriching corpus analysis with linguistic ethnography in a study of constructed action [PDF]
LinguisticsCorpus methods are now established within the field of signed language linguistics. Empirical investigations of signed language corpora have challenged many early assumptions about the nature of deaf community signed languages, while making us more aware
Puupponen Anna +7 more
doaj +5 more sources
Framing constructed action in British Sign Language narratives [PDF]
Journal of Pragmatics, 2013 Constructed action is a discourse strategy, used widely within sign languages, in which the signer uses his/her face, head, body, hands, and/or other non-manual cues to represent a referent's actions, utterances, thoughts, feelings and/or attitudes.
Kearsy Cormier
exaly +2 more sources
Languages, 2019 Constructed action is a cover term used in signed language linguistics to describe multi-functional constructions which encode perspective-taking and viewpoint.
Corrine Occhino
exaly +4 more sources
Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 2019 Previous research on relationships between self-reported impulsivity and behavioral impulsivity has been limited because behavioral impulsivity was assessed using individual tasks.
Akira Hasegawa +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Between bodily action and conventionalized structure: The neural mechanisms of constructed action in sign language comprehension [PDF]
Brain and LanguageSign languages (SLs) are expressed through different bodily actions, ranging from re-enactment of physical events (constructed action, CA) to sequences of lexical signs with internal structure (plain telling, PT).
Anna Puupponen +2 more
exaly +2 more sources
Show Me What You’ve B/Seen: A Brief History of Depiction
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Already at a relatively early stage, modern sign language linguistics focused on the representation of (actions, locations, and motions of) referents (1) through the use of the body and its different articulators and (2) through the use of particular ...
Inez Beukeleers +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Role-taking in two micro-community sign languages: Phylogenetic insights
Frontiers in Communication, 2022 This study aimed to examine the use of role-taking constructions in two micro-community sign languages (SLs): Yucatec Maya SL (YMSL), and Soure SL. Various role-taking types were quantified and changes in gaze direction were annotated on data regarding ...
Emmanuella Martinod, Emmanuella Martinod
doaj +1 more source
Defining the Concept of Practical Theology Based on Tabatabaei's Metaphysics of Action [PDF]
پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین, 2022 The concept of practical theology depends on our idea about action and its relation to theology. The metaphysics of action is a study of the ontological role of action, its position among other things, and its relation to other objects.
Mahdi Saatchi
doaj +1 more source