Sign languages : structures and contexts
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Sign languages : structures and contexts
（Routledge guides to linguistics）
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book:
offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations;
demonstrates how sign languages are acquired by Deaf children with varying degrees of input during early development, including no input where children create a language of their own;
discusses the contexts of sign languages, including how different varieties are formed and used, attitudes towards sign languages, and how language planning affects language use;
is accompanied by e-resources, which host links to video clips.
Offering an engaging and accessible introduction to sign languages, this book is essential reading for students studying this topic for the first time with little or no background in linguistics.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Phonology
Chapter 3: Morphology
Chapter 4: Syntax
Chapter 5: Children with input from birth
Chapter 6: Contexts of later language development
Chapter 7: Homesign systems
Chapter 8: Variation
Chapter 9: Language Attitudes
Chapter 10: Language Policy and Planning
Chapter 11: Conclusion
Index
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