Formational Units in Sign Languages

Sign languages and spoken languages have many fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social differences. This book examines the effects of these and other differences on sign language phonology and phonetics usi...

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Main Authors Channon, Rachel, Hulst, Harry van der
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2011
Mouton de Gruyter
De Gruyter, Inc
De Gruyter Mouton
Edition1. Aufl.
SeriesSign Language Typology [SLT]
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Summary:Sign languages and spoken languages have many fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social differences. This book examines the effects of these and other differences on sign language phonology and phonetics using observation, experimentation and theory. Languages examined include Asian, Middle Eastern, European and American sign languages, and language situations include home signers and small village signers, children, gesturers, adult signers and non-native signers. Rachel Channon and Harry van der Hulst, University of Connecticut, USA.
ISBN:1614510687
9781614510680
1614510679
9781614510673
ISSN:2192-5186
DOI:10.1515/9781614510680