| Description |
1 online resource (1000 pages) : illustrations |
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De Gruyter Handbook |
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De Gruyter Handbook
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| Contents |
17 Inuit Sign Language / Schuit, Joke -- 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL) / Leeson, Lorraine ; Saeed, John I. ; Grehan, Carmel -- 19 Italian Sign Language / Geraci, Carlo -- 20 Jamaican Sign Language / Cumberbatch, Keren -- 21 Kenyan Sign Language / Morgan, Hope E. ; Gilchrist, Shane K. ; Burichani, Evans N. ; Osome, Jared O. -- 22 Konchri Sain / Cumberbatch, Keren -- 23 Kurdish Sign Language / Jaza, Zana -- 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) / Bell, Roger T. ; Ibrahim, Zubaidah ; Koon Wei, Ho ; Lim, Lucy -- 25 Martha's Vineyard Sign Language / Cottle Poole Nash, Joan -- 26 Modern Thai Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Danthanavanich, Suksiri ; Janyawong, Peoungpaka -- 27 Norwegian Sign Language / Greftegreff, Irene ; Handberg, Tone-Britt ; Schröder, Odd-Inge -- 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Suwanarat, Kampol -- 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Wongchai, Thanu -- 30 Quebec Sign Language / Parisot, Anne-Marie ; Rinfret, Julie ; Villeneuve, Suzanne ; Voghel, Amélie -- 31 Spanish Sign Language / Cabeza-Pereiro, Carmen ; Iglesias-Lago, Silvia -- 32 Taiwan Sign Language / Tai, James ; Tsay, Jane -- 33 Ugandan Sign Language / Lutalo-Kiingi, Sam ; De Clerck, Goedele A.M. -- 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s) / Green, Jennifer ; Wilkins, David P. -- 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times / Quay, Suzanne -- 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language / Banham, Debby -- 37 North American Indian Sign Language / Davis, Jeffrey -- 38 Tshaukak'ui -- hunting signs of the Ts'ixa in Northern Botswana / Mohr, Susanne -- Index |
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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 / Neidle, Carol ; Cottle Poole Nash, Joan -- 2 Argentine Sign Language / Ignacia Massone, María ; Martínez, Rocío Anabel -- 3 Austrian Sign Language / Schalber, Katharina -- 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) / Nogueira Xavier, André ; Pinheiro Agrella, Regiane -- 5 Cambodian Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Bradford, Anastasia ; Sokchea, Chea ; Samath, Heang -- 6 Chinese Sign Language / Yang, Junhui -- 7 Danish Sign Language / McGregor, William B. ; Boye Niemelä, Janne ; Bakken Jepsen, Julie -- 8 Eritrean Sign Language / Tsegay Moges, Rezenet -- 9 Finnish Sign Language / Takkinen, Ritva ; Jantunen, Tommi ; Ahonen, Outi -- 10 French Sign Language / Millet, Agnès ; Niederberger, Nathalie ; Blondel, Marion -- 11 Greek Sign Language / Sapountzaki, Galini -- 12 Ha Noi Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Thi Hoa, Nguyen ; Hoang Lam, Nguyen ; Tuan Linh, Nguyen ; Minh Nhut, Nguyen ; Tran Thuy Tien, Nguyen -- 13 Hai Phong Sign Language / Woodward, James -- 14 Hausa Sign Language / Schmaling, Constanze H. -- 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language / Woodward, James ; Thi Hoa, Nguyen ; Dinh Mong Giang, Nguyen ; Thi Thu Huong, Le ; Ngoc Tu, Luu ; Thu Van, Ho -- 16 Icelandic Sign Language / Thorvaldsdóttir, Kristín Lena ; Stefánsdóttir, Valgerður |
| Summary |
"Sign Languages of the World is a one-of-a-kind handbook covering 38 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"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sign language -- Cross-cultural studies
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Deaf -- Means of communication -- Cross-cultural studies
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Comparative linguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language.
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Comparative linguistics
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Deaf -- Means of communication
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Sign language
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jepsen, Julie Bakken, editor
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De Clerck, Goedele, editor
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Lutalo-Kiingi, Sam, editor
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McGregor, William, 1952- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781614518228 |
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161451822X |
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9781614518174 |
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1614518173 |
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9781501501029 |
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150150102X |
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