Sign Languages of the World
A Comparative Handbook
1st Edition
Published on 16. October 2015
XVIII, 1000 pages
978-1-61451-817-4 (ISBN)
Description
Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.
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J. Bakken Jepsen, Aarhus U.; G. De Clerck, Ghent U.; S. Lutalo Kiingi, Kyambogo U., W. B. McGregor, Aarhus U.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages
- II The structure of this book
- III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures
- Part I: Deaf Sign Languages
- 1 American Sign Language
- 2 Argentine Sign Language
- 3 Austrian Sign Language
- 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras)
- 5 Cambodian Sign Language
- 6 Chinese Sign Language
- 7 Danish Sign Language
- 8 Eritrean Sign Language
- 9 Finnish Sign Language
- 10 French Sign Language
- 11 Greek Sign Language
- 12 Ha Noi Sign Language
- 13 Hai Phong Sign Language
- 14 Hausa Sign Language
- 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
- 16 Icelandic Sign Language
- 17 Inuit Sign Language
- 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL)
- 19 Italian Sign Language
- 20 Jamaican Sign Language
- 21 Kenyan Sign Language
- 22 Konchri Sain
- 23 Kurdish Sign Language
- 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM)
- 25 Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
- 26 Modern Thai Sign Language
- 27 Norwegian Sign Language
- 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language
- 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language
- 30 Quebec Sign Language
- 31 Spanish Sign Language
- 32 Taiwan Sign Language
- 33 Ugandan Sign Language
- Part II: Alternate Sign Languages
- 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s)
- 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times
- 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language
- 37 North American Indian Sign Language
- 38 Tshaukak'ui - hunting signs of the Ts'ixa in Northern Botswana
- Index
