Sign languages are of great interest to linguists because, while they are produced by the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare spoken languages with those that are signed, in order to seek universal properties of human languages. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions accessible to readers.
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'This book quite nicely fills a void long present in the sign linguistics literature. Most sign linguistics volumes have focused on one particular issue or theme ... within just one sign language ... the book is very reasonably priced, and you get quite a lot for your money ... I recommend this book to linguists interested in learning more about sign languages. Given the overall theme, the book would be of particular interest to those studying language typology. I would also recommend this book to students who have some background in theoretical linguistics (particularly phonology and syntax), and to anyone who is interested in the nature of modality and human language.' Journal of Linguistics
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Sign Languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are produced by the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this pioneering study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare spoken languages with those that are signed, in order to seek universal properties of human languages. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions accessible to readers. This book will be invaluable to all those interested in linguistics and its application to sign languages.
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The study of language over the centuries has yielded a large inventory of concepts and categorizations that are commonly taken for granted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hand Tier, Israeli Sign Language, Delayed Completive, Sign Language of the Netherlands, Danish Sign Language, American Sign Language, Salk Institute, Selected Finger Constraint, German Sign Language, Ursula Bellugi, Symmetry Condition, Brazilian Sign Language, Dominance Condition, Japanese Sign Language, Unrealized Inceptive, Carol Padden, Ronice Muller de Quadros, British Sign Language, Holmberg's Generalization, Phonology Figure, Taiwan Sign Language, William Stokoe, Chen Pichler, Coordinate Structure Constraint, Lingua de Sinais Brasileira New!
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The study of language over the centuries has yielded a large inventory of concepts and categorizations that are commonly taken for granted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hand Tier, Israeli Sign Language, Delayed Completive, Sign Language of the Netherlands, Danish Sign Language, American Sign Language, Salk Institute, Selected Finger Constraint, German Sign Language, Ursula Bellugi, Symmetry Condition, Brazilian Sign Language, Dominance Condition, Japanese Sign Language, Unrealized Inceptive, Carol Padden, Ronice Muller de Quadros, British Sign Language, Holmberg's Generalization, Phonology Figure, Taiwan Sign Language, William Stokoe, Chen Pichler, Coordinate Structure Constraint, Lingua de Sinais Brasileira New!
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- Language, Gesture, and Space by Karen Emmorey on 8 pages
- Sign Language Research: Theoretical Issues by Ceil Lucas on 7 pages
- The Signs of Language by Edward Klima on 5 pages
- The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) by Mark Baltin on 4 pages
- Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages by Karen Emmorey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Yearbook of Morphology 2004 by Geert E. Booij on page 38
- Laboratory Phonology 8: Varieties of Phonological Competence (Phonology and Phonetics, Vol. 4) by Conference in Laboratory Phonology 2002 on page 211
- Australian Sign Language (Auslan): An introduction to sign language linguistics by Trevor Johnston in Back Matter
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