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.
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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
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9789027212313
Publisert
2016-06-23
Utgiver
Vendor
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Vekt
740 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet