Sign Language in Indo-Pakistan: a description of a signed language

Autor/a: ZESHAN, Ulrike
Año: 2000
Editorial: Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2000
Tipo de código: ISBN
Código: 9789027225634
Soporte: Papel

Temas

Lingüística » Lingüística de otras Lenguas de Signos

Detalles

To find a suitable framework for the description of a previously undocumented language is all the more challenging in the case of a signed language. In this book, for the first time, an indigenous Asian sign language used in deaf communities in India and Pakistan is described on all linguistically relevant levels. This grammatical sketch aims at providing a concise yet comprehensive picture of the language. It covers a substantial part of Indopakistani Sign Language grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to principles of discourse organization. Important aspects of morphological structure and syntactic regularities are summarized. Finally, sign language specific grammatical mechanisms such as spatially realized syntax and the use of facial expressions also figure prominently in this book. A 300-word dictionary with graphic representations of signs and a transcribed sample text complement the grammatical description.