Linguistics of American Sign Language - an Introduction, 9781563685071
Hardcover
Completely reorganized to reflect the growing intricacy of the study of ASL linguistics, the 5th edition presents 26 units in seven parts, including new sections on Black ASL and new sign demonstrations in accompanying video content.

Linguistics of American Sign Language - an Introduction

An Introduction

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  • Hardcover

    584 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2011

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Summary

Completely reorganized to reflect the growing intricacy of the study of ASL linguistics, the 5th edition presents 26 units in seven parts. Part One: Introduction presents a revision of Defining Language and an entirely new unit, Defining Linguistics. Part Two: Phonology has been completely updated with new terminology and examples. The third part, Morphology, features units on building new signs, deriving nouns from verbs, compounds, fingerspelling, and numeral incorporation. Part Four: Sy…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781563685071
ISBN-10:1563685078
Author:Clayton Valli
Publisher:Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Imprint:Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:584
Edition:5th
Release Date:31 August 2011
Weight:1.23kg
Dimensions:34mm x 182mm x 264mm
About The Author

Clayton Valli

Clayton Valli was Assistant Professor in the Master’s Interpreting Program at Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.

Ceil Lucas is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet University.

Kristin J. Mulrooney is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet University.

Miako Villanueva is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet University.

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