{"product_id":"sign-languages-hardback-9780521883702","title":"Sign Languages (Hardback) 9780521883702","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSign Languages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDiane Brentari (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521883702, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e714 pages, 166 b\/w illus.  32 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 3.8 cm, 1.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Diane Brentari has gathered an immense wealth of linguistic and anthropological information on signed languages around the world. It represents the most up-to-date knowledge we have in this important, growing field. Each chapter is well worth reading on its own, but altogether the work is a superb, insightful picture of the complexities of signed languages and the breadth of current signed language research.' Terry Janzen, University of Manitoba\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around the world. It begins by investigating how sign languages have survived and been transmitted for generations, and then goes on to analyse the common characteristics shared by most sign languages: for example, how the use of the visual system affects grammatical structures. The final section describes the phenomena of language variation and change. Drawing on a wide range of examples, the book explores sign languages both old and young, from British, Italian, Asian and American to Israeli, Al-Sayyid Bedouin, African and Nicaraguan. Written in a clear, readable style, it is the essential reference for students and scholars working in sign language studies and deaf studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Diane Brentari\u003cbr\u003e Part I. History and Transmission: 2. Transmission of sign languages in northern Europe Penny Boyes Braem and Christian Rathmann\u003cbr\u003e 3. Transmission of sign languages in Latin America Claire Ramsey and David Quinto-Pozos\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transmission of sign languages in the Nordic countries Brita Bergman and Elisabeth Engberg Pedersen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Transmission of sign languages in Mediterranean Europe Josep Quer, Galini Sapountzaki and Laura Mazzoni\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transmission of sign languages in Africa Dorothy Lule and Lars Wallin\u003cbr\u003e 7. Transmission of Polish sign systems Piotr Wojda\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Shared Crosslinguistic Characteristics: 8. Notation systems Harry van der Hulst and Rachel Channon\u003cbr\u003e 9. Verb agreement in sign language morphology Gaurav Mathur and Christian Rathmann\u003cbr\u003e 10. Functional markers in sign languages Sandro Zucchi, Carol Neidle, Carlo Geraci, Quinn Duffy and Carlo Cecchetto\u003cbr\u003e 11. Clause structure Ronice Müller de Quadros and Diane Lillo-Martin\u003cbr\u003e 12. Factors that form classifier signs Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen\u003cbr\u003e 13. Handshape contrasts in sign language phonology Diane Brentari and Petra Eccarius\u003cbr\u003e 14. Syllable structure in sign language phonology Tommi Jantunen and Ritva Takkinen\u003cbr\u003e 15. Grammaticalization in sign languages Sherman Wilcox, Paolo Rossini and Elena Pizzuto\u003cbr\u003e 16. The semantics-phonology interface Ronnie Wilbur\u003cbr\u003e 17. Nonmanuals: their prosodic and grammatical roles Roland Pfau and Josep Quer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Variation and Change: 18. Sign language varieties in West Africa Victoria Nyst\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sign languages in the Arab world Kinda Al-Fityani and Carol Padden\u003cbr\u003e 20. Variation in American sign language Ceil Lucas and Robert Bayley\u003cbr\u003e 21. Sociolinguistic variation in British, Australian, and New Zealand sign language Adam Schembri, Kearsy Cormier, Trevor Johnston, David McKee, Rachel McKee and Bencie Woll\u003cbr\u003e 22. Variation in East Asian sign language structures Susan Fischer and Qunhu Gong\u003cbr\u003e 23. Crosslinguistic variation in prosodic cues Gladys Tang, Diane Brentari, Carolina González and Felix Sze\u003cbr\u003e 24. Deixis in an emerging sign language Marie Coppola and Anne Senghas\u003cbr\u003e 25. The grammar of space in two new sign languages Carol Padden, Irit Meir, Mark Aronoff and Wendy Sandler.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sign languages, Braille \u0026amp; other linguistic communication [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sign languages, Braille \u0026amp; other linguistic communication\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sign%20languages,%20Braille%20\u0026amp;%20other%20linguistic%20communication%20%5BCFZ%5D%22\"\u003eCFZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004728627480,"sku":"9780521883702","price":134.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521883702i_eac684aa-e51f-4a90-b828-0f1ab0e2c3a1.jpg?v=1691358849","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sign-languages-hardback-9780521883702","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}