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What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Brentari, Diane
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge language surveys.
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Zusammenfassung:What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around the world. It begins by investigating how sign languages have survived and been transmitted for generations, and then goes on to analyse the common characteristics shared by most sign languages: for example, how the use of the visual system affects grammatical structures. The final section describes the phenomena of language variation and change. Drawing on a wide range of examples, the book explores sign languages both old and young, from British, Italian, Asian and American to Israeli, Al-Sayyid Bedouin, African and Nicaraguan. Written in a clear, readable style, it is the essential reference for students and scholars working in sign language studies and deaf studies.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxi, 691 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780511713019
0511713010
9780511715105
0511715102
9780511723155
0511723156
9780511712203
0511712200
9780521710039
0521710030
9786612558443
661255844X

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