The linguistics of sign languages : an introduction /

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How different are sign languages across the world? Are individual signs and signed sentences constructed in the same way across these languages? What are the rules for having a conversation in a sign language? How do children and adults learn a sign language? How are sign languages processed in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baker, Anne, 1948 July 8- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, [2016]
Temas:
Sign language.
Linguistics.
Sign Language
Linguistics
Langage par signes.
Linguistique.
linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language.
Sign language
Teckenspråk.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • The Linguistics of Sign Languages
  • Title page
  • LCC data
  • Table of contents
  • Foreword
  • 1. Sign languages as natural languages
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Language in space
  • 1.3 Deaf communities
  • 1.4 The relationship between signed and spoken languages
  • 1.5 Sign languages and linguistic universals
  • 1.6 Differences between sign languages
  • 1.7 Transcribing sign languages
  • 1.8 The history of sign linguistics
  • 1.9 The content of this book
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 2. Psycholinguistics
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Language and the brain
  • 2.2.1 Aphasia in deaf signers
  • 2.2.2 The effect of modality on the brain
  • 2.3 Language comprehension
  • 2.3.1 Identifying the signal
  • 2.3.2 Storage and processing of signs
  • 2.3.3 The role of iconicity in processing signs
  • 2.3.4 Spatial versus linguistic information
  • 2.4 Language production
  • 2.4.1 The tip-of-the-fingers phenomenon
  • 2.4.2 Grammatical encoding: word level
  • 2.4.3 Phonological encoding
  • 2.4.4 Articulation
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 3. Acquisition
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 How do children learn a sign language?
  • 3.3 The path of sign language development
  • 3.3.1 The pre-linguistic stage
  • 3.3.2 The one- and two-word stages
  • 3.3.3 The differentiation stage
  • 3.3.4 Reaching the adult level
  • 3.4 Second language acquisition
  • 3.5 Bilingual development
  • 3.5.1 Deaf children of deaf parents
  • 3.5.2 Hearing children of deaf parents
  • 3.5.3 Deaf children of hearing parents
  • 3.5.4 Children with a cochlear implant (CI)
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 4. Interaction and discourse
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Cooperating in conversations
  • 4.3 Turn-taking
  • 4.4 Coherence
  • 4.5 Speech acts.
  • 4.6 Structuring the discourse
  • 4.6.1 The use of articles and pronouns
  • 4.6.2 Information structure
  • 4.6.3 Role shift
  • 4.7 Pragmatic adequacy
  • 4.7.1 Whispering and shouting
  • 4.7.2 Influence of the hearing status of the conversation partner
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 5. Constituents and word classes
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Constituents
  • 5.3 The structure of phrases
  • 5.4 Lexical signs
  • 5.4.1 Nouns and verbs
  • 5.4.2 Adjectives and adverbs
  • 5.5 Function signs
  • 5.5.1 The pointing sign index
  • 5.5.2 Adpositions
  • 5.5.3 Conjunctions
  • 5.5.4 Particles
  • 5.5.5 Auxiliaries
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 6. Syntax: simple sentences
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Function of constituents
  • 6.3 Valency
  • 6.4 Semantic and grammatical roles
  • 6.5 Sign order
  • 6.5.1 Basic order at the sentence level
  • 6.5.2 Sign order within the noun phrase
  • 6.6 Topicalization
  • 6.7 Sentence types
  • 6.7.1 Interrogatives
  • 6.7.2 Imperatives
  • 6.8 Negation and affirmation
  • 6.9 Pronominalization and pro-drop
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 7. Syntax: complex sentences
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Complement clauses and direct speech
  • 7.2.1 Complement clauses
  • 7.2.2 Role shift and direct speech
  • 7.3 Adverbial clauses
  • 7.3.1 Temporal clauses
  • 7.3.2 Causal and purpose clauses
  • 7.3.3 Conditional clauses
  • 7.4 Relative clauses
  • 7.5 Coordination
  • 7.5.1 Types of coordination
  • 7.5.2 Ellipsis
  • 7.5.3 Differences between subordination and coordination
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 8. Lexicon
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 What can be a sign?
  • 8.3 Form and meaning: iconicity
  • 8.4 The frozen and the productive lexicon.
  • 8.5 Sign language dictionaries
  • 8.6 Meaning and meaning relations
  • 8.7 Metaphor and idiom
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 9. Morphology
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Word formation: sequentiality versus simultaneity
  • 9.3 Compounding
  • 9.4 Derivation
  • 9.5 Inflection
  • 9.5.1 Tense and aspect
  • 9.5.2 Agreement
  • 9.5.3 Pluralization
  • 9.6 Incorporation and classification
  • 9.6.1 Incorporation
  • 9.6.2 Classification
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 10. Phonetics
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Production
  • 10.2.1 Muscles, joints, and body parts
  • 10.2.2 Symmetrical articulators: the two hands
  • 10.3 Perception
  • 10.4 Phonetic variation
  • 10.5 Notation systems for sign languages
  • 10.6 Language technology
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 11. Phonology
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Handshape
  • 11.2.1 Selection and position of fingers
  • 11.2.2 Frequency and markedness
  • 11.2.3 Allophonic handshapes
  • 11.3 Orientation
  • 11.4 Location
  • 11.5 Movement
  • 11.6 Non-manual aspects in the lexicon
  • 11.7 Two-handed signs
  • 11.8 Phonological processes
  • 11.9 Iconicity and phonology
  • 11.10 Prosody
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 12. Language variation and standardization
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 What constitutes a standard language?
  • 12.3 What counts as a dialect in sign languages?
  • 12.4 Variation in sign languages
  • 12.4.1 Factors related to the language user
  • 12.4.2 Factors related to the context of language use
  • 12.5 Status and recognition of sign languages
  • 12.6 The politics of language and language policy
  • 12.7 Standardization
  • 12.7.1 Non-directed standardization: the role of sign language dictionaries and the media.
  • 12.7.2 The directed standardization process
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 13. Language contact and change
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Sign languages in historical perspective
  • 13.3 Sign language families
  • 13.4 Diachronic change
  • 13.4.1 Changes at different linguistic levels
  • 13.4.2 Grammaticalization
  • 13.4.3 Lexicalization
  • 13.5 Language contact
  • 13.5.1 Signed and spoken languages
  • 13.5.2 Code-switching, code-mixing, and code-blending
  • 13.5.3 Contact between sign languages
  • 13.5.4 Sign languages in contact with spoken languages
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • 14. Bilingualism and deaf education
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Bilingual deaf communities
  • 14.3 Deaf education
  • 14.3.1 History of deaf education
  • 14.3.2 Bilingual education
  • Summary
  • Test yourself
  • Assignments
  • References and further reading
  • Appendix 1: Notation conventions
  • 1. Transcription of sign language examples
  • 1.1 Sign language examples in Salute
  • 1.2 Sign language examples in glosses
  • 2. Abbreviations
  • 2.1 Sign language acronyms
  • 2.2 Abbreviations in interlinear translations
  • Appendix 2: Examples of manual alphabets
  • References
  • Websites
  • Index.

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