TY - BOOK ID - 33274356 TI - Mouth actions in sign languages : an empirical study of Irish sign language PY - 2014 SN - 1614514976 1614519048 1614517053 1614514984 PB - De Gruyter DB - UniCat KW - Irish Sign Language. KW - Mouth. KW - Gesture. KW - ISL (Sign language) KW - Sign language KW - Mudra KW - Acting KW - Body language KW - Elocution KW - Movement (Acting) KW - Oratory KW - Dentistry KW - Face KW - Head KW - Non-Manual Features. KW - Sign Language. KW - Word Classes. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33274356 AB - Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with gender, age, and word class. It contributes to the linguistic description of ISL, research into non-manuals in sign languages, and is relevant for the cross-modal study of word classes. ER -