Differences in language use and structures between signed and spoken languages have
often been attributed to so-called language “modality.” Indeed, this is derived from the …

This paper presents a study of the use of constructed action (CA) in the stories and
conversations of adult Finnish Sign Language (FinSL) signers of different ages. CA is …

The framework of depicting put forward by offers a schematic vantage point from which to
examine iconic language use. Confronting the framework with empirical data, we consider …

Verb agreement in signed languages has received substantial attention for a long time.
Despite the numerous analyses about the linguistic status of verb agreement, there is little …

This paper investigates, with the help of motion capture data processed on corpus
principles, the characteristics of head and upper-torso movements in constructed action and …

Usage-based linguistics postulates that multi-word expressions constitute a substantial part
of language structure and use, and are formed through repeated chunking and stored as …

In this squib, I discuss the issue of showing meaning in language. I consider showing to form
a continuum with telling (traditional language use with lexico-grammatical units and …

Sign languages (SLs) are expressed through different bodily actions, ranging from re-
enactment of physical events (constructed action, CA) to sequences of lexical signs with …

Linguistic anthropologists have shown that the way a person reports speech or represents
discourse—for example, whether they 'put on an accent'or merely repeat attributed words …

We investigate the contact situation between Israeli Sign Language (ISL) and Kufr Qassem
Sign Language (KQSL) in a bilingual deaf community in Israel. We examine one outcome of …