Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.

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Information

Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

Year

2015

ISBN

9781501501029

Edition

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Linguistics

Index

Languages & Linguistics

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgements
I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages
II The structure of this book
III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures
Part I: Deaf Sign Languages
Part II: Alternate Sign Languages
Index
Endnotes