Sign Language and Linguistic Universals
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521483956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 547 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Best textbook available on sign language structure Albert Bickford I use this regularly as a textbook when I teach courses on sign language structure for graduate students. The work covers a lot of ground, and is the most comprehensive textbook available. As with any work this size, there are things one can quibble about. My students generally find the sections on phonology and morphology easier to understand than the ones on syntax. Still, ove. sign Language and Linguistic Universals Sarah Sly Very detailed, although some of the information presented has been contested, it is never the less a good starting point for ASL linguistics. Four Stars Amazon Customer Good quality and fast shipping, thx!!!
No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions accessible to readers.. Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare spoken languages with those that are signed, in order to seek universal properties of human languages. Sign languages are of great interest to linguists because, while they are produced by the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages
Most sign linguistics volumes have focused on one particular issue or theme within just one sign language the book is very reasonably priced, and you get quite a lot for your money I recommend this book to linguists interested in learning more about sign languages. Given the overall theme, the book would be of particular interest to those studying language typology. 'This book quite nicely fills a void long present in the sign linguistics literature. I would also recommend this book to students who have some background in theoretical linguistics (particularly phonology and syntax), and to anyone who is interested in the nature of modality and human language.' Journal of Linguistics
. Wendy Sandler is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Haifa, Israel.Diane Lillo-Martin is Professor and Head in the Department of Linguistics, University of Connecticut, and Senior Research Scientist at the Haskins Laboratories