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The Phonetics of FingerspellingSherman Wilcox
[Studies in Speech Pathology and Clinical Linguistics 4] 1992
► pp. v–vi
Sherman Wilcox
[Studies in Speech Pathology and Clinical Linguistics 4] 1992
► pp. v–vi
Table of contents
Chapter 1: A Linguistic Approach to Fingerspelling1
The Structure of Signed Languages1
Fingerspelling9
Lexical Borrowing13
Research on Fingerspelling14
Fingerspelling as a Research Tool15
Models of Fingerspelling16
The Production and Perception of Fingerspelling19
Learning to Fingerspell21
Fingerspelling Fluency23
Coarticulation in Fingerspelling24
Kinematics, Dynamics, and Articulatory Movements25
Organization of the Studies27
Chapter 2: Learning to Fingerspell29
Adult Acquisition of Fingerspelling29
Method31
Results31
Chapter 3: The Measurement of Fingerspelling Movement37
Background37
Methods and Procedures for Motion Analysis Studies48
Chapter 4: Targets and Transitions55
Models Revisited55
The Salience of Targets and Transitions59
Dynamic Modeling of Phonetic Structure62
Chapter 5: Towards a Dynamics of Fingerspelling65
From Kinematics to Dynamics65
Fingerspelling Speed65
Cooperativity in Fingerspelling Production69
Discussion74
Chapter 6: Future Directions in Signed Language Research79
The Linguistic Study of Fingerspelling79
Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study81
Sign Science and Speech Science: The Search for Unity85
Notes93
References97
Index107
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