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Featuring a completely revised section on morphology and syntax, 18 new and updated readings, and new homework assignments based on the accompanying DVD, the fourth edition of Linguistics of American Sign Language expands its purview as the standard introduction to ASL linguistics available today. The newly revised section offers new units on verbs in ASL, simple sentences in ASL, classifier predicates, syntax, and basic sentence types. The fourth edition also features groundbreaking research on iconic signs in ASL and the relationship between metaphor and iconicity in signed languages; variation in ASL; the different functions of space in ASL; and the artistic forms of ASL, including storytelling, percussion signing, drama, comedy, and poetry. Updated references and expanded readings delineate all of the linguistic basics, including phonology, semantics, and language use. The fourth edition also provides new homework assignments that correspond to the ASL stories signed on the special DVD enclosed with this new volume.Product Identifiers
PublisherGallaudet University Press
ISBN-101563682834
ISBN-139781563682834
eBay Product ID (ePID)45950720
Product Key Features
Book TitleLinguistics of American Sign Language : an Introduction
TopicSign Language
Publication Year2005
LanguageEnglish
GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorClayton Valli, Ceil Lucas, Kristin J. Mulrooney
FormatCompact Disc / Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2in.
Item Length10in.
Additional Product Features
LCCN2005-041442
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal419/.7
Lc Classification NumberHv2474.V35 2005
Edition Number4
Number of Pages560 Pages