Towards a Classification of Weak Hand Holds

The two symmetrical manual articulators (the hands) in signed languages are a striking modalityspecific phonetic property. The weak hand can maintain the end position of an articulation while the other articulator continues to produce additional signs. This weak hand spreading (hold) has been analys...

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Main Authors: Kimmelman Vadim, Sáfár Anna, Crasborn Onno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-06-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opli.2016.2.issue-1/opli-2016-0010/opli-2016-0010.xml?format=INT