Sign Language

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939125521Author Campbell McDermidFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressPublisher RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressWeight(grams) 454g

Indicating and depicting are widely understood to be fundamental, meaningful components of everyday spoken language discourse: a speaker's arms and hands are free to indicate and depict because they do not articulate words. In contrast, a signer's arms...

In Ten Lectures on Cognitive Linguistics and the Unification of Spoken and Signed Languages Sherman Wilcox suggests that rather than abstracting away from the material substance of language, linguists can discover the deep connections between signed and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985878127Author Razi ZarchyFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint SolificatioPublisher SolificatioWeight(grams) 299g

One of many natural sign languages in use around the world, British Sign Language (BSL) operates as a fully-fledged semiotic system in the visual-spatial modality, through the simultaneous use of embodied articulators. Filling a gap in current research,...

Editorial board: Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, Ronice Muller de Quadros, Roland Pfau, Adam Schembri, Gladys Tang, Erin Wilkinson, Jun Hui Yang The series is dedicated to the comparative study of sign languages around the world. Individual or collective works that...

How do people use sign languages in different situations around the world? How are sign languages distributed globally? What happens when they come in contact with spoken and written languages? These and other questions are explored in this new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985345100Author Laura Lembeck-EjikemeuwaFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Kathy TarpleyPublisher Kathy TarpleyWeight(grams) 118g

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Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781458203366Author Marie Labozzetta Laurino Ed DFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Abbott PressPublisher Abbott PressWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

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This book defines the notion of applied sign linguistics by drawing on data from projects that have explored sign language in action in various domains. The book gives professionals working with sign languages, signed language teachers and students,...

Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language focuses on correlations with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789464517095Author European Forum of Sign Language InterFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint European Forum of Sign Language InterpretersPublisher European...

Bringing together sign language linguistics and the semantics-pragmatics interface, this book focuses on the use of signing space in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). On the basis of small-scale corpus data, it provides an exhaustive description of...

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American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary means of communication among the 22 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in this country-and those who live and work with them. Communicating in Sign revolutionizes the way ASL is taught by offering a...

"Talk with your baby before baby can talk with you." baby-signing: a complete guide is an innovative addition to the successful amazing baby[trademark] range of books. Amazing baby[trademark] and TinytalkUK believe that language helps us to make sense of...

Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign...

Why do people gesture while speaking? What role does this activity play in verbal exchanges? Which kind of relationship does it exhibit between the verbal and the gestural domains? This 1991 book attempts to answer these questions by surveying research...

The realisation that signed languages are true languages is one of the great discoveries of linguistic research. The work of many sign language researchers has revealed deep similarities between signed and spoken languages in their structure, acquisition...

In sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing has no parallel in vocally produced languages. This book...

Gesture, or visible bodily action that is seen as intimately involved in the activity of speaking, has long fascinated scholars and laymen alike. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this 2004 study provides a comprehensive treatment of gesture...

This is an accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities. Clearly organised, it brings together a team of leading experts in sign linguistics to survey the field, and covers a wide...

American Indian nations of the Great Plains and cultural groups bordering this geographic area spoke so many different languages that verbal communication between them was difficult. As extensive trade networks developed and political alliances became...

This is the first detailed explanation of the way British Sign Language works and is the product of many years' experience of research and teaching sign linguistics to deaf and hearing people. It assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics or sign...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999457603Author Deaf DoorwayFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Henry Lyon BooksPublisher Henry Lyon BooksWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

More the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, sign language and voice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998221021Author Rosa PadillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Rosa PadillaPublisher Rosa PadillaWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 4mm

This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar...

In recent years, the scientific study of signed languages and deaf individuals has greatly enhanced our understanding of deafness, language, and cognition. This volume considers the extent to which the use of sign language might affect the course and...

Laboratory Phonology uses speech data to research questions about the abstract categorical structures of phonology. This collection of papers broadly addresses three such questions: what structures underlie the temporal coordination of articulatory...

Humans' first languages may have been expressed through sign. Today, sign languages have been found around the world, including communities that do not have access to education or literacy. In addition to serving as a primary medium of communication for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646954943Author Bernadette T WallisFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint various Australia publishersPublisher various Australia publishersWeight(grams)...

In sign languages of the deaf some signs can meaningfully point toward things or can be meaningfully placed in the space ahead of the signer. This obligatory part of fluent grammatical signing has no parallel in vocally produced languages. This book...