The Linguistics of British Sign Language An Introduction
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This is the first detailed explanation of the way British Sign Language works and is the product of many years' experience of research and teaching sign linguistics to deaf and hearing people. It assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics or sign language, and is not structured around traditional headings such as phonology, morphology and syntax. Instead it is set out in such a way as to help learners and their teachers understand the linguistic principles behind the language. There are…
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Key features
- 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
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139167048
- Subjects Language and Linguistics,Sign Language
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 28 April 1999
- ISBN: 9780521631426
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.64kg
- Contains: 368 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 324 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 28 April 1999
- ISBN: 9780521637183
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.514kg
- Contains: 368 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 316 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9781139167048
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