Focus and contrast in Catalan Sign Language (LSC): Form and interpretation

Navarrete-González, Alexandra

doi:10.1075/sll.00074.nav

Abstract published In: Sign Language & Linguistics
Vol. 26:1 (2023) ► pp.149–158

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Focus and contrast in Catalan Sign Language (LSC): Form and interpretation

Alexandra Navarrete-González | Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Published online: 17 March 2023

https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00074.nav

Article outline

1.Focus and contrast (Chapters 3 & 4)
2.Focus particles (Chapter 5)
3.Clefts and exhaustivity (Chapter 6)
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