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Handy Stories To Read And Sign, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2009

Handy Stories To Read And Sign, Donna Jo Napoli

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Handy Stories to Read and Sign takes a bilingual, fun approach to help beginning readers, deaf and hearing, improve their comprehension of both English and American Sign Language (ASL). Charmingly illustrated, the five stories presented here increase in complexity as the children’s vocabulary and reading skills increase during the school year. Introductions to each story explain to parents and teachers the elements emphasized, such as providing helpful information on how the formation of certain signs creates ASL rhymes.


Just For The Hell Of It: A Comparison Of Two Taboo-Term Constructions, J. Hoeksema, Donna Jo Napoli Jul 2008

Just For The Hell Of It: A Comparison Of Two Taboo-Term Constructions, J. Hoeksema, Donna Jo Napoli

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The two English constructions exemplified in Let's get the hell out of here (type G) and They beat the hell out of him (type B) differ both syntactically and semantically, but in both the taboo expression has the force of an intensifier. History (through a corpus investigation) reveals that the B-construction started as a literal exorcism (beat the devil out of someone), where the hell substituted for the devil, and semantic bleaching ultimately made the literal sense give way to simple emphasis, with any taboo term jumping in. The G-construction may have developed simultaneously, always as an intensifier--or, perhaps, later, …


Energy And Symmetry In Language And Yoga, Sally Hess, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2008

Energy And Symmetry In Language And Yoga, Sally Hess, Donna Jo Napoli

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The structures of syllables and of yoga poses are compared. Syllables are tripartite, with sound segments rising in sonority (acoustic energy) to a peak, then falling. Likewise, asanas are tripartite, with symmetrical movements flanking the sustaining, vital energy peak. In both entities, then, symmetric structure flanks energy peaks. This organization is not a physical necessity, but a cognitive preference.


A Bilingual Approach To Reading, D. Deluca, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2008

A Bilingual Approach To Reading, D. Deluca, Donna Jo Napoli

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Signs And Voices: Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, And Arts, K. A. Lindgren, D. Deluca, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2008

Signs And Voices: Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, And Arts, K. A. Lindgren, D. Deluca, Donna Jo Napoli

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This collection, carefully chosen from the recent Signs and Voices Conference, the Presidential Forum on American Sign Language at the Modern Language Association Convention, and other sources, addresses all of the factors now changing the cultural landscape for deaf people. "Taken together, the essays in this book and the accompanying DVD point to new directions in a broad range of fields, including cognitive science, deaf studies, disability studies, education, linguistics, literary criticism, philosophy, and psychology. This showcase of innovative and rigorous cross-disciplinary study will prove invaluable to everyone interested in the current state of the Deaf community.


Access: Multiple Avenues For Deaf People, D. Deluca, I. W. Leigh, K. A. Lindgren, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2008

Access: Multiple Avenues For Deaf People, D. Deluca, I. W. Leigh, K. A. Lindgren, Donna Jo Napoli

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The companion to Signs and Voices: Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, and Arts, this volume presents an accomplished group of contributors who address the major technological, institutional, and societal advances in access for deaf people, as well as the remaining hurdles.


Ho And The Other Kherwarian Languages, G. D. S. Anderson, T. Osada, K. David Harrison Jan 2008

Ho And The Other Kherwarian Languages, G. D. S. Anderson, T. Osada, K. David Harrison

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Language As An Emergent System, K. David Harrison, E. Raimy Apr 2007

Language As An Emergent System, K. David Harrison, E. Raimy

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Time In Navajo: Direct And Indirect Interpretation, C. Smith, E. Perkins, Theodore B. Fernald Jan 2007

Time In Navajo: Direct And Indirect Interpretation, C. Smith, E. Perkins, Theodore B. Fernald

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This article discusses the temporal interpretation of Navajo sentences. Navajo has linguistic forms that give temporal information: future tense, past and future particles, and temporal adverbials. These forms are optional, so that many sentences contain no direct temporal information. In such cases, aspectual information gives pragmatic cues to the temporal location of the situation expressed. The key factor is boundedness: in the default case, unbounded situations are taken as present and bounded situations as past. Three pragmatic principles explain the inference from aspect to temporal location. The principles, which also hold for certain other languages, apply to verb words with …


When Languages Die: The Extinction Of The World's Languages And The Erosion Of Human Knowledge, K. David Harrison Jan 2007

When Languages Die: The Extinction Of The World's Languages And The Erosion Of Human Knowledge, K. David Harrison

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In When Languages Die, K. David Harrison illustrates the individual face of language loss, as well as its global scale. Languages are the accretion of thousands of years of a people's science and art - from observations of ecological patterns to creation myths. The author shows that the disappearance of a language is a loss not only for the community of speakers itself but also for our common human knowledge of mathematics, biology, geography, philosophy, agriculture, and linguistics. In this century, we face a massive erosion of the human knowledge base. The global abandonment of indigenous languages will bring a …


Language Hotspots Map, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson Jan 2007

Language Hotspots Map, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson

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Na(T)Ive Orthographies And Language Endangerment: Two Case Studies From Siberia, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson Jan 2006

Na(T)Ive Orthographies And Language Endangerment: Two Case Studies From Siberia, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson

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Tofa, K. David Harrison Jan 2005

Tofa, K. David Harrison

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A Tuvan Hero Tale, With Commentary, Morphemic Analysis, And Translation, K. David Harrison Jan 2005

A Tuvan Hero Tale, With Commentary, Morphemic Analysis, And Translation, K. David Harrison

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Linguistics As A Tool In Teaching Fiction Writing, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 2005

Linguistics As A Tool In Teaching Fiction Writing, Donna Jo Napoli

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Ethnographically Informed Language Documentation, K. David Harrison Jan 2005

Ethnographically Informed Language Documentation, K. David Harrison

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Изучение Тувинского Языка За Рубежом, K.-M. Simchit, K. David Harrison Jan 2005

Изучение Тувинского Языка За Рубежом, K.-M. Simchit, K. David Harrison

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Emergent Behavior In Phonological Pattern Change, M. Dras, K. David Harrison Jan 2003

Emergent Behavior In Phonological Pattern Change, M. Dras, K. David Harrison

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The Athabaskan Languages: Perspectives On A Native American Language Family, Theodore B. Fernald, P. R. Platero Jan 2000

The Athabaskan Languages: Perspectives On A Native American Language Family, Theodore B. Fernald, P. R. Platero

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Generalizations In Navajo, Theodore B. Fernald Jan 2000

Generalizations In Navajo, Theodore B. Fernald

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Sacred And Secular Issues In Navajo Education, Theodore B. Fernald, P. R. Platero Jan 2000

Sacred And Secular Issues In Navajo Education, Theodore B. Fernald, P. R. Platero

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Review Of "The Romance Languages" By R. Posner, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 1998

Review Of "The Romance Languages" By R. Posner, Donna Jo Napoli

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Linguistics: An Introduction, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 1996

Linguistics: An Introduction, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "Small Clauses In English: The Nonverbal Types" By B. Aarts, Theodore B. Fernald Dec 1995

Review Of "Small Clauses In English: The Nonverbal Types" By B. Aarts, Theodore B. Fernald

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On Root Structure And The Destiny Of The Latin Second Conjugation, S. Davis, Donna Jo Napoli Jan 1995

On Root Structure And The Destiny Of The Latin Second Conjugation, S. Davis, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "The Function Of Verb Prefixes In South-Western Otomí" By H. Andrews, Donna Jo Napoli Dec 1994

Review Of "The Function Of Verb Prefixes In South-Western Otomí" By H. Andrews, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "Linguistic Perspectives On The Romance Languages" Edited By W. J. Ashby, M. Mithun, G. Perissinotto, And E. Raposo, Donna Jo Napoli Sep 1994

Review Of "Linguistic Perspectives On The Romance Languages" Edited By W. J. Ashby, M. Mithun, G. Perissinotto, And E. Raposo, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "Structure De La Phrase Et Théorie Du Liage" By H.-G. Obenauer And A. Zribi-Hertz, Donna Jo Napoli Dec 1993

Review Of "Structure De La Phrase Et Théorie Du Liage" By H.-G. Obenauer And A. Zribi-Hertz, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "Syntax And The Lexicon" By T. Stowell And E. Wehrli, Donna Jo Napoli Dec 1993

Review Of "Syntax And The Lexicon" By T. Stowell And E. Wehrli, Donna Jo Napoli

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Review Of "But, Only, Just: Focusing Adverbial Change In Modern English, 1500-1900" By T. Nevalainen, Donna Jo Napoli Sep 1993

Review Of "But, Only, Just: Focusing Adverbial Change In Modern English, 1500-1900" By T. Nevalainen, Donna Jo Napoli

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No abstract provided.