British Sign Language
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 1984
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-0-415-15127-6 (ISBN)
Description
This first linguistic study of British Sign Language is written for students of linguistics, for deaf and hearing sign language researchers, for teachers and social workers for the deaf. The author cross-refers to American Sign Language, which has usually been more extensively studied by linguists, and compares the two languages.
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`The first clear, authoritative accessible account of British Sign Language (BSL)' - Roy Harris, Times Literary SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-15127-6 (9780415151276)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Margaret Deuchar
British Sign Language
Book
08/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€78.10
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Previous edition
Person
Deuchar, Margaret
Content
Chapter 1 What is BSL?; Chapter 2 The origin and use of BSL; Chapter 3 The structure of BSL signs; Chapter 4 The grammar of BSL; Chapter 5 BSL and ASL; Chapter 6 Variation in BSL; Chapter 7 The acquisition of sign language; Chapter 8 Doing sign language research; Chapter 9 Conclusion: BSL and linguistic theory;