Sociolinguistics, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations - Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Sign Language
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Overview
This book provides a cross-linguistic examination of the properties of many signed languages, including detailed case studies of American, Hong Kong, British, Mexican, and German Sign Languages. The contributions to this volume, by some of the most prominent researchers in the field, focus on a single question: to what extent is linguistic structure influenced by the modality of language? Their answers offer particular insights into the factors that shape the nature of language and contribute to our understanding of why languages are organized as they are.Book Details
Published
June 1, 2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
500
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521112581