Sign languages of the world : a comparative handbook / / edited by Julie Bakken Jepsen [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton : , : Ishara Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (800 pages)
• Disciplina: 419
• Soggetto topico: Sign language; Deaf people - Means of communication; Comparative linguistics; Arandic language C48
• Persona (resp. second.): JepsenJulie Bakken
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages -- II The structure of this book -- III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures -- 1 American Sign Language -- 2 Argentine Sign Language -- 3 Austrian Sign Language -- 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) -- 5 Cambodian Sign Language -- 6 Chinese Sign Language -- 7 Danish Sign Language -- 8 Eritrean Sign Language -- 9 Finnish Sign Language -- 10 French Sign Language -- 11 Greek Sign Language -- 12 Ha Noi Sign Language -- 13 Hai Phong Sign Language -- 14 Hausa Sign Language -- 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language -- 16 Icelandic Sign Language -- 17 Inuit Sign Language -- 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL) -- 19 Italian Sign Language -- 20 Jamaican Sign Language -- 21 Kenyan Sign Language -- 22 Konchri Sain -- 23 Kurdish Sign Language -- 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) -- 25 Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language -- 26 Modern Thai Sign Language -- 27 Norwegian Sign Language -- 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language -- 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language -- 30 Quebec Sign Language -- 31 Spanish Sign Language -- 32 Taiwan Sign Language -- 33 Ugandan Sign Language -- 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s) -- 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times -- 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language -- 37 North American Indian Sign Language -- 38 Tshaukak’ui – hunting signs of the Ts’ixa in Northern Botswana -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sign languages of the world
• ISBN: 9781501501029; 150150102X; 9781614518174; 1614518173
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910658707403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: De Gruyter Handbuch.