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Author Hill, Joseph Christopher, author.

Title Sign languages : structures and contexts / Joseph C. Hill, Diane C. Lillo-Martin and Sandra K. Wood
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 215 pages) : illustrations
Series Routledge guides to linguistics
Routledge guides to linguistics.
Contents Introduction -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syntax -- Children with input from birth -- Contexts of later language development -- Home sign systems -- Variation -- Language attitudes -- Language policy and planning -- Conclusion
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Sign language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language.
Sign language.
Form Electronic book
Author Lillo-Martin, Diane C. (Diane Carolyn), 1959- author.
Wood, Sandra K., author.
LC no. 2020692867
ISBN 9780429020872
0429020872
9780429665141
0429665148