The giving of personal names in spoken languages and signed languages — a comparison

This study utilises data from two Deaf communities to investigate the principles operant in the giving of personal names and to demonstrate similarities and differences as compared with those operant in spoken-language communities. Descriptive principles which operate are the physical features of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philemon Akach, Johan Lubbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2003-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/815