Sociolinguistics and Deaf Communities

Herausgeber: Lucas, Ceil; Schembri, Adam C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781107663862
• ISBN-10: 1107663865
• Artikelnr.: 41854468

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Adam C. Schembri and Ceil Lucas
2. Sign languages in the world Jordan Fenlon and Erin Wilkinson
3. Sign languages in contact David Quinto-Pozos and Robert Adam
4. Variation and change in sign languages Robert Bayley, Adam C. Schembri and Ceil Lucas
5. Discourse analysis and sign languages Elizabeth A. Winston and Cynthia Roy
6. Language policy and planning in Deaf communities Josep Quer and Ronice Müller de Quadros
7. Language attitudes in Deaf communities Joseph C. Hill.