Screen LibrarySign languages of the world : a comparative handbook /
Sign Languages of the World is a one-of-a-kind handbook covering38 of the world's deaf sign languages and auxiliary sign languages. Each sign language has a dedicated chapter, written by experts for the volume. The book includes contributions from both deaf and hearing scholars.
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2015] ©2015 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
De gruyter handbook
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
Sign Languages of the World is a one-of-a-kind handbook covering38 of the world's deaf sign languages and auxiliary sign languages. Each sign language has a dedicated chapter, written by experts for the volume. The book includes contributions from both deaf and hearing scholars. |
| Carrier Form: |
1 online resource (xviii,1000pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9781614518174 |
| Index Number: | HV2474 |
| CLC: | H026.3 |
| Contents: |
17 Inuit Sign Language / 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL) / 19 Italian Sign Language / 20 Jamaican Sign Language / 21 Kenyan Sign Language / 22 Konchri Sain / 23 Kurdish Sign Language / 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) / 25 Martha s Vineyard Sign Language / 26 Modern Thai Sign Language / 27 Norwegian Sign Language / 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language / 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language / 30 Quebec Sign Language / 31 Spanish Sign Language / 32 Taiwan Sign Language / 33 Ugandan Sign Language / 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s) / 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times / 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language / 37 North American Indian Sign Language / 38 Tshaukak ui hunting signs of the Ts ixa in Northern Botswana / Index. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages -- II The structure of this book -- III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures -- 1 American Sign Language / 2 Argentine Sign Language / 3 Austrian Sign Language / 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) / 5 Cambodian Sign Language / 6 Chinese Sign Language / 7 Danish Sign Language / 8 Eritrean Sign Language / 9 Finnish Sign Language / 10 French Sign Language / 11 Greek Sign Language / 12 Ha Noi Sign Language / 13 Hai Phong Sign Language / 14 Hausa Sign Language / 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language / 16 Icelandic Sign Language / |