The present study investigates the nature of mouth actions in Italian Sign Language (LIS) and shows how the manual and the oral modality can be integrated when the visual-gestural channel is chosen for communication. Finally, the role played by mouth actions in sign language will be investigated and paralleled to co-speech gestures by re-working Kendon’s continuum in order to show how orality could become gestural when co-occurring with signing.
FONTANA, S. (2008). “Mouth Actions as Gestures in Sign Language” pp 104-123. In Kendon A. Russo Cardona T. (a cura di), Dimensions of Gestures: Special Issue of Gesture (pp. 104-123). Amsterdam : John Benjamins.
“Mouth Actions as Gestures in Sign Language” pp 104-123
FONTANA, Sabina
2008-01-01
Abstract
The present study investigates the nature of mouth actions in Italian Sign Language (LIS) and shows how the manual and the oral modality can be integrated when the visual-gestural channel is chosen for communication. Finally, the role played by mouth actions in sign language will be investigated and paralleled to co-speech gestures by re-working Kendon’s continuum in order to show how orality could become gestural when co-occurring with signing.
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