ABSTRACT
Itisdifficulttoimaginehowthisworkwouldhavetakenshapewithout DavidPerlmutter.MuchofwhatIhavewrittenhasdirectlybenefittedfrom David'sunexpectedanddelightfulruminationsaboutASLsyntax.
Myconsultantswereinvaluable:BenBahan,CarleneCanadyPedersen,VenitaDriscoll,SueHays,LeslieJamisonHanaumi,EllaLentz, PatRichey,DennisSchemenauer,SamSupallaandJamieTucker.Ialso thankfellowgraduatestudents,RickLacy,RuthLoew,RichardMeierand LauraPetittoforideasduringtheearlystagesofwriting.Membersofmy committee:UrsulaBellugi,SandraChung,EdKlima,andAlanTimberlake gavevaluablecriticalcomments.ScottLiddellandRobertJohnson reviewedearlydraftsofthedissertationandwerealsoveryhelpful.
