The Linguistics of British Sign Language
An Introduction
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- Authors:
- Rachel Sutton-Spence, University of Bristol
- Bencie Woll, University College London
- Date Published: April 1999
- availability: In stock
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521637183
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This is the first textbook dealing specifically with British sign linguistics. It provides essential support for learners of British Sign Language and others interested in the structure and use of BSL, and assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics and sign language. Technical terms and linguistic jargon are kept to a minimum. The book contains over three hundred illustrations and an index of signs and sign phrases. There are also exercises and a reading list for further independent study.
Read more- The first book dealing exclusively and in depth with the linguistics of British Sign Language
- It assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics or of British Sign Language
- It contains over three hundred illustrations
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- Date Published: April 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521637183
- length: 316 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 153 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.514kg
- contains: 368 b/w illus.
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Conventions used in the text
1. Linguistics and sign linguistics
2. BSL in its social context
3. Constructing sign sentences
4. Questions and negation
5. Mouth patterns and non-manual features in BSL
6. Morphology and morphemes in BSL
7. Aspect, manner and mood
8. Space types and verb types in BSL
9. The structure of gestures and signs
10. Visual motivation and metaphor
11. The established and productive lexicons
12. Borrowing and naming signs
13. Socially unacceptable signs
14. Extended use of language in BSL
Table of illustrations
Index
Index of signs
Bibliography.
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