{"product_id":"sign-languages-of-aboriginal-australia-cultural-semiotic-and-communicative-perspectives-paperback-9781107414211","title":"Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia; Cultural, Semiotic and Communicative Perspectives (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107414211","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSign Languages of Aboriginal Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCultural, Semiotic and Communicative Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1988 book was the first full-length study ever to be published on the subject of sign language among Australian Aborigines.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Kendon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107414211, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e562 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.82 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1988, this was the first book-length study ever to be published on the subject of sign language as a means of communication among Australian Aborigines. The work presented in this book filled an important gap in Aboriginal ethnography and linguistics. It also marked a major advance in the understanding of the relationship between medium of expression, code structure and communication; the processes by which spoken language may be represented in a non-vocal medium; and native speaker awareness of spoken language structure. Based on fieldwork conducted over a span of nine years, the volume presents a thorough analysis of the structure of sign languages and their relationship to spoken languages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Orthographic conventions and descriptive terms\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Aboriginal sign languages observed: a history\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aboriginal sign languages observed: geographical review\u003cbr\u003e 4. North central desert background\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sign structures\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sign forming and sign meaning\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sign organization and word structure\u003cbr\u003e 8. Signing spoken language grammar\u003cbr\u003e 9. Discourse in sign and speech\u003cbr\u003e 10. Signing and speaking simultaneously\u003cbr\u003e 11. Signs of kinship\u003cbr\u003e 12. Comparing Aboriginal sign languages\u003cbr\u003e 13. Australian Aboriginal sign languages and other semiotic systems\u003cbr\u003e 14. Aboriginal interaction and Aboriginal sign language\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I. Sign notation symbols\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II. Two versions of a Warlpiri story\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index of signs\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\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":46265702252824,"sku":"9781107414211","price":45.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107414211i.jpg?v=1694485958","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sign-languages-of-aboriginal-australia-cultural-semiotic-and-communicative-perspectives-paperback-9781107414211","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}