Sociolinguistics and deaf communities / edited by Adam C. Schembri and Ceil Lucas.
| Call Number | 306.44087/2 |
| Title | Sociolinguistics and deaf communities / edited by Adam C. Schembri and Ceil Lucas. Sociolinguistics & Deaf Communities |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Sign language in the world / Jordan Fenlon and Erin Wilkinson -- Sign languages in contact / David Quinto-Pozos and Robert Adam -- Variation and change in sign languages / Robert Bayley, Adam C. Schembri, and Ceil Lucas -- Discourse analysis and sign languages / Elizabeth A. Winston and Cynthia Roy -- Language policy and planning in Deaf communities / Josep Quer and Ronice Müller de Quadros -- Language attitudes in Deaf communities / Joseph C. Hill. |
| Summary | How do people use sign languages in different situations around the world? How are sign languages distributed globally? What happens when they come in contact with spoken and written languages? These and other questions are explored in this new introduction to the sociolinguistics of sign languages and deaf communities. An international team brings insights and data from a wide range of sign languages, from the USA, Canada, England, Spain, Brazil and Australia. Topics covered include multilingualism in the global deaf community, sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages, bilingualism and language contact between signed and spoken languages, attitudes towards sign languages, sign language planning and policy, and sign language discourse. Sociolinguistics and Deaf Communities will be welcomed by students of sign language and interpreting, teachers of sign language, and students and academics working in linguistics. |
| Added Author | Lucas, Ceil, editor. Schembri, Adam, editor. |
| Subject | SIGN LANGUAGE. Deaf Means of communication. SOCIOLINGUISTICS. |
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| Summary | How do people use sign languages in different situations around the world? How are sign languages distributed globally? What happens when they come in contact with spoken and written languages? These and other questions are explored in this new introduction to the sociolinguistics of sign languages and deaf communities. An international team brings insights and data from a wide range of sign languages, from the USA, Canada, England, Spain, Brazil and Australia. Topics covered include multilingualism in the global deaf community, sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages, bilingualism and language contact between signed and spoken languages, attitudes towards sign languages, sign language planning and policy, and sign language discourse. Sociolinguistics and Deaf Communities will be welcomed by students of sign language and interpreting, teachers of sign language, and students and academics working in linguistics. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Sign language in the world / Jordan Fenlon and Erin Wilkinson -- Sign languages in contact / David Quinto-Pozos and Robert Adam -- Variation and change in sign languages / Robert Bayley, Adam C. Schembri, and Ceil Lucas -- Discourse analysis and sign languages / Elizabeth A. Winston and Cynthia Roy -- Language policy and planning in Deaf communities / Josep Quer and Ronice Müller de Quadros -- Language attitudes in Deaf communities / Joseph C. Hill. |
| Subject | SIGN LANGUAGE. Deaf Means of communication. SOCIOLINGUISTICS. |
| Multimedia |