TY - JOUR
T1 - Numerals and timelines of a shared sign language in Japan
T2 - Miyakubo sign language on Ehime-Oshima Island
AU - Yano, Uiko
AU - Matsuoka, Kazumi
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to show our gratitude to the informants of Miyakubo SL. In addition, Marie Coppola, Kathryn Davidson, Connie de Vos, Deanna Gagne, and Diane Lillo-Martin constantly gave us helpful suggestions and encouragement. Internal and external reviewers gave valuable comments to an earlier version of the manuscript.The participants of TISLR 12 and our presentations at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Harvard University, and the University of Connecticut provided us with insightful comments. Justina Ho and John Helwig provided editorial help. Miyuki Nakanishi traced the photos to create illustrations. Our research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP26284061 (PI:Kazumi Matsuoka).All errors are our own.
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PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - The current study continues our effort to document a shared sign language in Japan-Miyakubo Sign Language (Miyakubo SL) on Ehime-Oshima Island, located in the western part of Japan. After a brief sociological, geographical, and cultural introduction to Miyakubo SL, the topics of numeral expressions and timelines in Miyakubo SL are discussed. A comparison of the numerical system to that of Japanese Sign Language clearly shows that the differences between Miyakubo SL and JSL extend beyond mere lexical variety. In addition, Miyakubo SL provides a new set of data for two types of timelines: a partial timeline that uses the signer's body as the point of reference, and a celestial timeline which refers to the movement of the sun.
AB - The current study continues our effort to document a shared sign language in Japan-Miyakubo Sign Language (Miyakubo SL) on Ehime-Oshima Island, located in the western part of Japan. After a brief sociological, geographical, and cultural introduction to Miyakubo SL, the topics of numeral expressions and timelines in Miyakubo SL are discussed. A comparison of the numerical system to that of Japanese Sign Language clearly shows that the differences between Miyakubo SL and JSL extend beyond mere lexical variety. In addition, Miyakubo SL provides a new set of data for two types of timelines: a partial timeline that uses the signer's body as the point of reference, and a celestial timeline which refers to the movement of the sun.
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U2 - 10.1353/sls.2018.0019
DO - 10.1353/sls.2018.0019
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85053305656
SN - 0302-1475
VL - 18
SP - 640
EP - 665
JO - Sign Language Studies
JF - Sign Language Studies
IS - 4
ER -