Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 American Sign Language as a language
- 2 A sketch of the grammar of ASL
- 3 Pronouns and real space
- 4 Indicating verbs and real space
- 5 Surrogates
- 6 Directing signs at locations and things
- 7 Tokens
- 8 Buoys
- 9 Depicting verbs
- 10 Five brothers
- 11 Grammar, gesture, and meaning
- Appendixes
- References
- General index
- Index of illustrated signs
10 - Five brothers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 American Sign Language as a language
- 2 A sketch of the grammar of ASL
- 3 Pronouns and real space
- 4 Indicating verbs and real space
- 5 Surrogates
- 6 Directing signs at locations and things
- 7 Tokens
- 8 Buoys
- 9 Depicting verbs
- 10 Five brothers
- 11 Grammar, gesture, and meaning
- Appendixes
- References
- General index
- Index of illustrated signs
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- Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language , pp. 317 - 354Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003