Diachronic changes the Nicaraguan sign language classifier system: Semantic and phonological factors

This article presents an exploration of the usage and distribution of the 1-handshape classifier (Cl-1) and the 2-handshape classifier (Cl-2), both diachronically and synchronically, tracking classifier development in a detailed dataset of Nicaraguan individual homesigners and two groups of Nicaragu...

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Main Authors: Davis Jeffery, Brentari Diane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-04-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2025-0044
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