The Linguistics of Sign Languages: an introduction

Autor/a: BAKER, Anne; BOGAERDE, Beppie van den; PFAU, Roland; SCHERMER, Trude
Año: 2016
Editorial: Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2016
Tipo de código: ISBN
Código: 9789027212313
Soporte: Papel

Temas

Lingüística, Lingüística » Lingüística de otras Lenguas de Signos

Detalles

How different are sign languages across the world? Are individual signs and signed sentences constructed in the same way across these languages? What are the rules for having a conversation in a sign language? How do children and adults learn a sign language? How are sign languages processed in the brain? These questions and many more are addressed in this introductory book on sign linguistics using examples from more than thirty different sign languages. Comparisons are also made with spoken languages.

This book can be used as a self-study book or as a text book for students of sign linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary, some test-yourself questions and assignments, as well as a list of recommended texts for further reading.