The Sociolinguistics Of Sign Languages


The Sociolinguistics Of Sign Languages
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The Sociolinguistics Of Sign Languages


The Sociolinguistics Of Sign Languages
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Author : Ceil Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-10-04

The Sociolinguistics Of Sign Languages written by Ceil Lucas and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This is an accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities. Clearly organised, it brings together a team of leading experts in sign linguistics to survey the field, and covers a wide range of topics including variation, multilingualism, bilingualism, language attitudes, discourse analysis, language policy and planning. The book examines how sign languages are distributed around the world; what occurs when they come in contact with spoken and written languages; and how signers use them in a variety of situations. Each chapter introduces the key issues in each area of inquiry and provides a comprehensive review of the literature. The book also includes suggestions for further reading and helpful exercises. The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages will be welcomed by students in deaf studies, linguistics and interpreter training, as well as spoken language researchers, and researchers and teachers of sign language.



Sociolinguistics And Deaf Communities


Sociolinguistics And Deaf Communities
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Author : Ceil Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-12

Sociolinguistics And Deaf Communities written by Ceil Lucas and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.



Sign Language Research Uses And Practices


Sign Language Research Uses And Practices
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Author : Laurence Meurant
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-06-26

Sign Language Research Uses And Practices written by Laurence Meurant and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


The uses and practices of sign languages are strongly related to scientific research on sign languages and vice versa. Conversely, sign linguistics cannot be separated from Deaf community practices, including practices in education and interpretation. Therefore, the current volume brings together work on sign language interpreting, the use of spoken and sign language with deaf children with cochlear implants and early language development in children exposed to both a spoken and sign language, and reports on recent research on aspects of sign language structure. It also includes papers addressing methodological issues in sign language research. The book presents papers by "more seasoned" researchers and "new kids on the block", as well as papers in which the two collaborate. The contributions will be of interest to all those interested in linguistics, sociolinguistics, cultural studies, interpreting and education. It will have particular relevance to those interested in sign linguistics, sociolinguistics of deaf communities, Deaf studies, Deaf culture, sign language interpretation, sign language teaching, and (spoken/signed) bilingualism. Given the scarcity of literature on "Deaf studies", the book will also appeal widely beyond the traditional academic milieu. As a result, it has relevance for those teaching and learning sign languages, for professional and student interpreters and for teachers of the deaf.



Simultaneity In Signed Languages


Simultaneity In Signed Languages
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Author : Myriam Vermeerbergen
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2007-01-01

Simultaneity In Signed Languages written by Myriam Vermeerbergen and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Signed language users can draw on a range of articulators when expressing linguistic messages, including the hands, torso, eye gaze, and mouth. Sometimes these articulators work in tandem to produce one lexical item while in other instances they operate to convey different types of information simultaneously. Over the past fifteen years, there has been a growing interest in the issue of simultaneity in signed languages. However, this book is the first to offer a comprehensive treatment of this topic, presenting a collection of papers dealing with different aspects of simultaneity in a range of related and unrelated signed languages, in descriptive and cross-linguistic treatments which are set in different theoretical frameworks. This volume has relevance for those interested in sign linguistics, in teaching and learning signed languages, and is also highly recommended to anyone interested in the fundamental underpinnings of human language and the effects of signed versus spoken modality.



Variation In Indonesian Sign Language


Variation In Indonesian Sign Language
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Author : Nick Palfreyman
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-01-29

Variation In Indonesian Sign Language written by Nick Palfreyman and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This pioneering work on Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) explores the linguistic and social factors that lie behind variation in the grammatical domains of negation and completion. Using a corpus of spontaneous data from signers in the cities of Solo and Makassar, Palfreyman applies an innovative blend of methods from sign language typology and Variationist Sociolinguistics, with findings that have important implications for our understanding of grammaticalisation in sign languages. The book will be of interest to linguists and sociolinguists, including those without prior experience of sign language research, and to all who are curious about the history of Indonesia’s urban sign community. Nick Palfreyman is a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies (iSLanDS), University of Central Lancashire.



Foreign Vocabulary In Sign Languages


Foreign Vocabulary In Sign Languages
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Author : Diane Brentari
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001-03

Foreign Vocabulary In Sign Languages written by Diane Brentari and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book takes a close look at the ways that five sign languages borrow elements from the surrounding, dominant spoken language community where each is situated. It offers careful analyses of semantic, morphosyntactic, and phonological adaption of forms taken from a source language (in this case a spoken language) to a recipient signed language. In addition, the contributions contained in the volume examine the social attitudes and cultural values that play a role in this linguistic process. Since the cultural identity of Deaf communities is manifested most strongly in their sign languages, this topic is of interest for cultural and linguistic reasons. Linguists interested in phonology, morphology, word formation, bilingualism, and linguistic anthropology will find this an interesting set of cases of language contact. Interpreters and sign language teachers will also find a wealth of interesting facts about the sign languages of these diverse Deaf communities.



Sign Languages


Sign Languages
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Author : Joseph C. Hill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-10

Sign Languages written by Joseph C. Hill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


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.



Sociolinguistic Variation In American Sign Language


Sociolinguistic Variation In American Sign Language
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Author : Ceil Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Release Date : 2001

Sociolinguistic Variation In American Sign Language written by Ceil Lucas and has been published by Gallaudet University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Linguists Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli and a host of other researchers have taken the techniques used to study the regional variations in speech (such as saying "hwhich" for "which") and have applied them to American Sign Language. Discover how the same driving social factors affect signs in different regions in Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language.



The Cambridge Handbook Of Sociolinguistics


The Cambridge Handbook Of Sociolinguistics
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Author : Rajend Mesthrie
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-06

The Cambridge Handbook Of Sociolinguistics written by Rajend Mesthrie and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


The most comprehensive overview available, this Handbook is an essential guide to sociolinguistics today. Reflecting the breadth of research in the field, it surveys a range of topics and approaches in the study of language variation and use in society. As well as linguistic perspectives, the handbook includes insights from anthropology, social psychology, the study of discourse and power, conversation analysis, theories of style and styling, language contact and applied sociolinguistics. Language practices seem to have reached new levels since the communications revolution of the late twentieth century. At the same time face-to-face communication is still the main force of language identity, even if social and peer networks of the traditional face-to-face nature are facing stiff competition of the Facebook-to-Facebook sort. The most authoritative guide to the state of the field, this handbook shows that sociolinguistics provides us with the best tools for understanding our unfolding evolution as social beings.



The Sociolinguistics Of The Deaf Community


The Sociolinguistics Of The Deaf Community
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Author : Ceil Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2014-05-19

The Sociolinguistics Of The Deaf Community written by Ceil Lucas and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of socio-linguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as studies of sign language variation, language contact and change, and sign language policy. Established linguistic concerns with deaf language are reexamined and redefined, and several new issues of general importance to all sociolinguists are raised and explored. This is a book which interests all sociolinguists as well as deaf professionals, teachers of the deaf, sign language interpreters, and anyone else dealing on a day-to-day basis with the everyday language choices that deaf persons must make. Key Features This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of sociolinguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as: * Studies of Sign Language Variation * Language contact and Change * Sign Language Policy * Language Attitudes * Sign Language Discourse Analysis