E Mara Green
Biographic Data
| ID | 189167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Mara Green |
| GIVEN NAMES | E Mara |
| FAMILY NAME | Green |
| SIGNATURE | GREEN E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Thinking with Signs: Caste, Ethnicity and the Dual Body in Contemporary Eastern Nepal
This article examines jāt (‘caste, ethnicity’) through the lens of signed conversations in contemporary eastern Nepal, where both intimacy and inequality characterise inter-jāt relations. Local deaf and hearing people refer in sign to a person’s jāt with an action taken as emblematic of that jāt, such as drinking alcohol. Signers use the same phrases to discuss persons’ actions, which may or may not conform to typifications. Analysing signed disc…
The eye and the other: Language and ethics in deaf Nepal
This article examines interactions between deaf and hearing people in Nepal that are conducted in natural sign, a mode of signed communication involving relatively small repertoires of conventional signs complemented by iconic and indexical strategies. Natural sign is an exemplary case for unpacking the claim that ethics is not only intrinsic to linguistic interaction but also grounds its very possibility. While this is ultimately true for all la…
Performing gesture: The pragmatic functions of pantomimic and lexical repertoires in a natural sign narrative
This article focuses on a signed performance by a deaf Nepali man who communicates in natural sign, which is similar to home sign but with greater cross-signer conventionality. The signer skillfully employs pantomimic (“gestural”) and lexical (“linguistic”) repertoires for distinct pragmatic purposes. In the narrative frame, he uses pantomime to vividly enact his morning routine; in the metanarrative frame, he utilizes lexical signs to directly a…
One Language, or Maybe Two: Direct Communication, Understanding, and Informal Interpreting in International Deaf Encounters
Building the tower of Babel: International Sign, linguistic commensuration, and moral orientation
This article examines International Sign (IS), a mode of signed cross-linguistic communication, in the context of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). I contend that the WFD General Assembly's language policy, which bans interpreters and requires that delegates use IS, formalizes the commonsense deaf notion that what is particular about deaf people is their capacity for connecting across differences, rooted in and materialized through the abil…
Nepali Sign Language and Nepali: Social and Linguistic Dimensions of a Case of Inter-Modal Language Contact
Building the tower of Babel: International Sign, linguistic commensuration, and moral orientation
This article examines International Sign (IS), a mode of signed cross-linguistic communication, in the context of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). I contend that the WFD General Assembly's language policy, which bans interpreters and requires that delegates use IS, formalizes the commonsense deaf notion that what is particular about deaf people is their capacity for connecting across differences, rooted in and materialized through the abil…
Performing gesture: The pragmatic functions of pantomimic and lexical repertoires in a natural sign narrative
This article focuses on a signed performance by a deaf Nepali man who communicates in natural sign, which is similar to home sign but with greater cross-signer conventionality. The signer skillfully employs pantomimic (“gestural”) and lexical (“linguistic”) repertoires for distinct pragmatic purposes. In the narrative frame, he uses pantomime to vividly enact his morning routine; in the metanarrative frame, he utilizes lexical signs to directly a…
The eye and the other: Language and ethics in deaf Nepal
This article examines interactions between deaf and hearing people in Nepal that are conducted in natural sign, a mode of signed communication involving relatively small repertoires of conventional signs complemented by iconic and indexical strategies. Natural sign is an exemplary case for unpacking the claim that ethics is not only intrinsic to linguistic interaction but also grounds its very possibility. While this is ultimately true for all la…
Thinking with Signs: Caste, Ethnicity and the Dual Body in Contemporary Eastern Nepal
This article examines jāt (‘caste, ethnicity’) through the lens of signed conversations in contemporary eastern Nepal, where both intimacy and inequality characterise inter-jāt relations. Local deaf and hearing people refer in sign to a person’s jāt with an action taken as emblematic of that jāt, such as drinking alcohol. Signers use the same phrases to discuss persons’ actions, which may or may not conform to typifications. Analysing signed disc…
Nepali Sign Language and Nepali: Social and Linguistic Dimensions of a Case of Inter-Modal Language Contact
Building the tower of Babel: International Sign, linguistic commensuration, and moral orientation
This article examines International Sign (IS), a mode of signed cross-linguistic communication, in the context of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). I contend that the WFD General Assembly's language policy, which bans interpreters and requires that delegates use IS, formalizes the commonsense deaf notion that what is particular about deaf people is their capacity for connecting across differences, rooted in and materialized through the abil…
One Language, or Maybe Two: Direct Communication, Understanding, and Informal Interpreting in International Deaf Encounters
Performing gesture: The pragmatic functions of pantomimic and lexical repertoires in a natural sign narrative
This article focuses on a signed performance by a deaf Nepali man who communicates in natural sign, which is similar to home sign but with greater cross-signer conventionality. The signer skillfully employs pantomimic (“gestural”) and lexical (“linguistic”) repertoires for distinct pragmatic purposes. In the narrative frame, he uses pantomime to vividly enact his morning routine; in the metanarrative frame, he utilizes lexical signs to directly a…
Thinking with Signs: Caste, Ethnicity and the Dual Body in Contemporary Eastern Nepal
This article examines jāt (‘caste, ethnicity’) through the lens of signed conversations in contemporary eastern Nepal, where both intimacy and inequality characterise inter-jāt relations. Local deaf and hearing people refer in sign to a person’s jāt with an action taken as emblematic of that jāt, such as drinking alcohol. Signers use the same phrases to discuss persons’ actions, which may or may not conform to typifications. Analysing signed disc…
The eye and the other: Language and ethics in deaf Nepal
This article examines interactions between deaf and hearing people in Nepal that are conducted in natural sign, a mode of signed communication involving relatively small repertoires of conventional signs complemented by iconic and indexical strategies. Natural sign is an exemplary case for unpacking the claim that ethics is not only intrinsic to linguistic interaction but also grounds its very possibility. While this is ultimately true for all la…
Linguistics (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (4 works) · History (4 works) · Sign language (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Nepali (3 works)