Formational units in sign languages / edited by Rachel Channon, Harry van der Hulst.
"Sign languages and spoken languages have many fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social differences. This book examines the effects of these and other differences on sign language phonology and phoneti...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston : Nijmegen, the Netherlands :
De Gruyter Mouton ; Ishara Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Sign language typology series ;
3. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Sign languages and spoken languages have many fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social differences. This book examines the effects of these and other differences on sign language phonology and phonetics using observation, experimentation and theory. Languages examined include Asian, Middle Eastern, European and American sign languages, and language situations include home signers and small village signers, children, gesturers, adult signers and non-native signers"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |