Book contents
- Sign Language Phonology
- Key Topics in Phonology
- Sign Language Phonology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Modality Effects
- 3 Iconicity
- 4 Interfaces
- 5 The Emergence of Phonology
- 6 Sign Language Phonological Processing
- 7 Sign Language Acquisition
- 8 Sign Language Phonological Variation and Change
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
2 - Modality Effects
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2019
Book contents
- Sign Language Phonology
- Key Topics in Phonology
- Sign Language Phonology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Modality Effects
- 3 Iconicity
- 4 Interfaces
- 5 The Emergence of Phonology
- 6 Sign Language Phonological Processing
- 7 Sign Language Acquisition
- 8 Sign Language Phonological Variation and Change
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
There are numerous differences between signed and spoken languages due to the different communication modalities they use, but which ones actually matter for phonology? In this chapter, a range of differences will be laid out: environmental ones, those that depend on the signal, and those related to phonetic and phonological forms. Through the course of this discussion we will see that, despite the major differences between the visual-gestural and auditory-vocal systems used in the two types of languages, many of the same abstract mechanisms are employed by signed and spoken languages.
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References
2.9 Further Reading
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Brentari, D. (2002). Modality differences in sign language phonology and morphophonemics. In Meier, R., Quinto, D., & Cormier, K (eds.), Modality in Language and Linguistic Theory (pp. 35–64). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
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Meier, R. (2012). Language and modality. In Pfau, R., Steinbach, M., & Woll, B. (eds.), Sign Language: An International Handbook (pp. 574–601). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.CrossRefGoogle Scholar