Dr Adam Schembri more downloaded than Chomsky
New English Language and Applied Linguistics Lecturer writes most downloaded article in the journal 'Lingua' in the last three months.
Dr Adam Schembri, who will be joining the Department as a Lecturer in January, and who is a specialist in sign language and gesture, is the co-author of this extremely popular paper.
Highlights of the article are:
- The article questions whether sign languages have pronouns or use pointing.
- Pronominal pointing signs share properties with both pronouns and pointing gestures.
- Sign languages are important for understanding linguistic diversity and universals.