Lexical nonmanuals in German Sign Language (DGS): An empirical and theoretical investigation

Pendzich, Nina-Kristin

doi:10.1075/sll.00015.pen

Abstract published In: Sign Language & Linguistics
Vol. 21:1 (2018) ► pp.163–171

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Lexical nonmanuals in German Sign Language (DGS)

An empirical and theoretical investigation

Nina-Kristin Pendzich | Georg-August-University Göttingen

Published online: 19 October 2018

https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00015.pen

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Empirical studies
Theoretical implications
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