Sign language and linguistic universals / Wendy Sandler, Diane Lillo-Martin.
Sandler, Wendy, 1949-| Call Number | 419 |
| Author | Sandler, Wendy, 1949- author. |
| Title | Sign language and linguistic universals / Wendy Sandler, Diane Lillo-Martin. Sign Language & Linguistic Universals |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxi, 547 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Summary | Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share. Drawing on general linguistic theory, they describe and analyze sign language structure, showing linguistic universals in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of sign language, while also revealing non-universal aspects of its structure that must be attributed to its physical transmission system. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions of signs and facial expressions accessible to readers. Engaging and informative, Sign Language and Linguistic Universals will be invaluable to linguists, psychologists, and all those interested in sign languages, linguistic theory and the universal properties of human languages. |
| Added Author | Lillo-Martin, Diane C. 1959- author. |
| Subject | SIGN LANGUAGE. Linguistic universals. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share. Drawing on general linguistic theory, they describe and analyze sign language structure, showing linguistic universals in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of sign language, while also revealing non-universal aspects of its structure that must be attributed to its physical transmission system. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions of signs and facial expressions accessible to readers. Engaging and informative, Sign Language and Linguistic Universals will be invaluable to linguists, psychologists, and all those interested in sign languages, linguistic theory and the universal properties of human languages. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Subject | SIGN LANGUAGE. Linguistic universals. |
| Multimedia |