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Understanding International Sign : A Sociolinguistic Study /

In Understanding International Sign, Lori A. Whynot examines International Sign (IS) to determine the extent to which signers from different countries comprehend it. She focuses exclusively on expository lecture IS used in conference settings and presents the first empirical research on its effectiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whynot, Lori A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Colección:Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 22.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Prior research on international sign
  • 3. Meaning making in international sign
  • 4. An analysis of the lexical frequency of expository IS
  • 5. Assessing IS comprehension
  • 6. Implications and conclusions
  • Appendix A. High frequency signs in expository IS
  • Appendix B. Lexical identification scoring sheet
  • Appendix C. Content questions rubric
  • Appendix D. Main idea unit scoring sheet for video D/D'
  • Appendix E. ELAN search documentation.