'Ungraceful, Repulsive, Difficult To Comprehend': Sociolinguistic Consideration of Shifts in Signed Languages
Año:
1999
Editorial:
Issues in Applied Linguistics, Vol. 10, nº 2 (1999) pp. 131–152
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Temas
Lingüística » Lingüística de otras Lenguas de Signos
Detalles
Focuses on language shift in a signed language in contact with the spoken language. Suggests that British Sign Language, under the influence of spoken English, has witnessed effects such as increased use of finger spelling as well as changes in lexical and function words that reflect spoken/written language structures.