Abstract:This article presents a comparison of constructions used to express size and shape in cospeech gesture and in two village sign languages. The analysis focuses on body part size and shape constructions found in the gestures of speakers of Anyi (Côte d'Ivoire), in the emerging sign language of Bouakako (Côte d'Ivoire), and the older, well-established sign language of Adamorobe (Ghana). An analysis in terms of diversity in forms and in combinatorial properties is indicative of grammaticalization and lexicalization taking place over time.

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比较乡村手语中身体部位的大小和形状结构与 Cospeech 手势

摘要：本文比较了语音手势和两种乡村手语中用于表达大小和形状的结构。分析的重点是在安伊语（科特迪瓦）说话者的手势、布阿卡科（科特迪瓦）新兴手语和阿达莫罗贝语中较老的、完善的手语中发现的身体部位大小和形状结构（加纳）。对形式和组合特性多样性的分析表明语法化和词汇化随着时间的推移而发生。