Erin Wilkinson, Jill P. Morford

Understanding Signed Languages (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding Signed Languages provides a broad and accessible introduction to the science of language with evidence drawn from signed languages around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003812920
• Artikelnr.: 69569990

Autorenporträt

Erin Wilkinson is Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. She currently serves as co-editor of Sign Language Studies and Cambridge Elements in Sign Languages. Her research is published in Humanity & Society, Cognition, Sign Language Studies, Maternal and Child Health Journal, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.

Jill P. Morford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. She co-edited the volume Language Acquisition by Eye, and has published in Frontiers in Psychology, Cognition, Cognitive Linguistics, Maternal and Child Health Journal, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Signed Languages
2. Signed Language Communities
3. Phonetics and Phonology in Signed Languages
4. Packaging Meaning in Signs and Constructions in Signed Languages
5. Signed Language Discourse
6. Signs of Change
7. Language Acquisition in the Visual Modality
8. Deaf Communities are Multilingual Communities
Appendix of Signed Languages
Glossary
Index