Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts

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Joseph C. Hill (Center for Black Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., USA) Diane C. Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA)

Sign Languages

Structures and Contexts

Joseph C. Hill (Center for Black Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., USA), Diane C. Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA), Sandra K. Wood (McDaniel College, USA)

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Routledge
13 December 2018

Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Audiology & otology

Series: Routledge Guides to Linguistics

Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book:

offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations;

demonstrates how sign languages are acquired by Deaf children with varying degrees of input during early development, including no input where children create a language of their own;

discusses the contexts of sign languages, including how different varieties are formed and used, attitudes towards sign languages, and how language planning affects language use;

is accompanied by e-resources, which host links to video clips.

Offering an engaging and accessible introduction to sign languages, this book is essential reading for students studying this topic for the first time with little or no background in linguistics.

By: Joseph C. Hill (Center for Black Deaf Studies Gallaudet University Washington D.C. USA), Diane C. Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA), Sandra K. Wood (McDaniel College, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138089167
ISBN 10: 1138089168
Series: Routledge Guides to Linguistics
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 13 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Phonology Chapter 3: Morphology Chapter 4: Syntax Chapter 5: Children with input from birth Chapter 6: Contexts of later language development Chapter 7: Homesign systems Chapter 8: Variation Chapter 9: Language Attitudes Chapter 10: Language Policy and Planning Chapter 11: Conclusion Index

Joseph C. Hill is Assistant Professor in the Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education at the National Technical Institutes for the Deaf in Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Diane C. Lillo-Martin is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut and a Senior Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories, USA. Sandra K. Wood is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and ASL Program Coordinator at the University of Southern Maine, USA.

Reviews for Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts

By uniting the linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic sides of language study, the authors succeed in offering an impressively comprehensive - yet concise - overview of the study of sign languages, and American Sign Language in particular. Lucidly written, full of illustrative examples, and complemented by well-selected discussion questions, the text is a perfect read for everyone interested in the basics of sign language linguistics. Roland Pfau, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands