This research comes within the framework of the linguistic theory of iconicity and cognitive grammar for French Sign Language (FSL). In this paper we briefly recall some crucial elements used to analyse any Sign Language (SL), especially transfers operations which appear to be the core of spatial grammar. Then we present examples from our video database with deaf native speakers engaged in narr...

This paper aims to propose a hierarchical, generative account of diatonic harmonic progressions and suggest a set of phrase-structure grammar rules. It argues that the structure of harmonic progressions exceeds the simplicity of the Markovian transition tables and proposes a set of rules to account for harmonic progressions with respect to key structure, functional and scale degree features as ...

When sending text messages on their mobile phone to friends, children often use a special type of register, which is called textese. This register allows the omission of words and the use of textisms: instances of non-standard written language such as 4ever (forever). Previous studies have shown that textese has a positive effect on children's literacy abilities. In addition, it is possible tha...

Steffen Höder is a Full Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the Institute Studies, Frisian Studies and General Kiel University . He has PhD from Hamburg (Scandinavian Studies) his main research interest regards Language contact, Areal linguistics, change variation, Construction Grammar. author several articles in international peer-reviewed journals some current researches are about Diasys...