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Australian sign language (Auslan) : an introduction to sign language linguistics /

Explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammer, phonology, morphology, semantics and discourse. The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Trevor A.
Otros Autores: Schembri, Adam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Signed languages and linguistics
  • Auslan in social context
  • Auslan and other signed languages
  • Phonetics and phonology : the building blocks of signs
  • Morphology : sign formation and modification
  • Lexicon : the structure of Auslan vocabulary
  • Syntax : the structure of sentences in Auslan
  • Semantics and pragmatics : sign meaning and sentence meaning
  • Discourse : structure and use above the sentence
  • Issues in the study of signed languages.