“More is up” for domain restriction in ASL

This paper investigates a form-meaning mapping in American Sign Language (ASL) whereby pronouns, verbs, and quantifiers can be produced progressively higher signing space to signal widening of their contextually supplied domains. We show that this is not gesture-like expression surprise, uncertainty, or quantity, also equivalent well-studied domain-widened spoken language, but rather involves reference via plural pronouns ASL. When appearing with verbs these are incorporated as arguments when partitive-like domain restriction. In addition, we the use continuous along height dimension ASL allows for gradient interpretations narrowing. contrast grammatical functions sign languages superficially similar gesture prosody accompanying language. EARLY ACCESS