The linguistics of sign languages: an introduction

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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Baker, Anne 1948- (HerausgeberIn), Bogaerde, Beppie van den (HerausgeberIn), Pfau, Roland 1966- (HerausgeberIn), Schermer, Trude (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Dutch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2016]
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:The book is accompanied by a website containing assignments for self-testing, video clips from a variety of sign languages and links to web resources, which can be accessed here: "https://doi.org/10.1075/z.199.website".
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 378 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789027267344
DOI:10.1075/z.199

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