The Linguistics of Sign Languages
An introduction
Published on 23. June 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-90-272-1231-3 (ISBN)
Description
How different are sign languages across the world? Are individual signs and signed sentences constructed in the same way across these languages? What are the rules for having a conversation in a sign language? How do children and adults learn a sign language? How are sign languages processed in the brain? These questions and many more are addressed in this introductory book on sign linguistics using examples from more than thirty different sign languages. Comparisons are also made with spoken languages.
This book can be used as a self-study book or as a text book for students of sign linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary, some test-yourself questions and assignments, as well as a list of recommended texts for further reading.
The book is accompanied by a website containing assignments, video clips and links to web resources.
This book can be used as a self-study book or as a text book for students of sign linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary, some test-yourself questions and assignments, as well as a list of recommended texts for further reading.
The book is accompanied by a website containing assignments, video clips and links to web resources.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-1231-3 (9789027212313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
1. Foreword (by Baker, Anne); 2. Sign languages as natural languages (by Baker, Anne); 3. Psycholinguistics (by Schermer, Trude); 4. Acquisition (by Baker, Anne); 5. Interaction and discourse (by Baker, Anne); 6. Constituents and word classes (by Baker, Anne); 7. Syntax: simple sentences (by Pfau, Roland); 8. Syntax: complex sentences (by Pfau, Roland); 9. Lexicon (by Schermer, Trude); 10. Morphology (by Pfau, Roland); 11. Phonetics (by Crasborn, Onno A.); 12. Phonology (by Kooij, Els van der); 13. Language variation and standardisation (by Schermer, Trude); 14. Language contact and change (by Schermer, Trude); 15. Bilingualism and deaf education (by Bogaerde, Beppie van den); 16. Appendix 1: Notation conventions; 17. Appendix 2: Examples of manual alphabets; 18. References; 19. Index