| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Signed languages and linguistics -- Auslan in social context -- Auslan and other signed languages -- Phonetics and phonology : the building blocks of signs -- Morphology : sign formation and modification -- Lexicon : the structure of Auslan vocabulary -- Syntax : the structure of sentences in Auslan -- Semantics and pragmatics : sign meaning and sentence meaning -- Discourse : structure and use above the sentence -- Issues in the study of signed languages |
| Summary |
Explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammer, phonology, morphology, semantics and discourse. The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan. T. Johnston, Macquarie Uni |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Australian Sign Language.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language.
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Australian Sign Language
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Gebarentaal.
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Sourds -- Langage par signes -- Australie.
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Australië.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schembri, Adam.
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| ISBN |
0511268807 |
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9780511268809 |
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0511266855 |
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9780511266850 |
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0511268130 |
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9780511268137 |
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9780511648854 |
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0511648855 |
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9780511607479 |
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0511607474 |
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1107160820 |
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9781107160828 |
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1316099253 |
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9781316099254 |
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0511566832 |
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9780511566837 |
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