[Slling-l] Numerical Incorporation for Age signs in ASL

[Barbara Gerner De Garcia]

Indeed!

On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Boris Fridman Mintz <chido at mac.com> wrote:

> Illuminating response. Isn´t it?
>
> > On Dec 2, 2015, at 2:17 AM, Elton, Frances <f.elton at UCL.AC.UK> wrote:
> >
> > Please don't take in research by hearing people, only take in by Deaf
> people.
> > Thanks
> > Frances
> >
> > Frances Elton MA, DCAL, UCL
> >
> >
> >> On 2 Dec 2015, at 08:27, Sarah Hafer <sarah.hafer at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I understand that some publishings say the age signs in ASL where the
> numbers are
> >> blended with the OLD sign for ASL are part of the numerical
> incorporation category. For
> >> some reason, it just does not feel right to me that these should be
> classified as numberical
> >> incorporation. I want to say it is because of some kind of phonological
> process such as
> >> phonological reduction. Then i saw one website says these AGE signs in
> ASL are rather
> >> 'assimilation,' and that felt quite more right to me.
> >>
> >> I am wondering what are your take on this? Any scientific publishing on
> how the AGE signs
> >> in ASL are perhaps not numerical incorporation but rather something
> else?
> >>
> >> Sarah
> >>
> >
>
>


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