The sociolinguistics of sign languages /

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This is an accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities. It brings together a team of leading experts in sign linguistics and covers a wide range of topics including variation, multilingualism, bilingualism, language attitudes a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lucas, Ceil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Sign language.
Deaf > Means of communication.
Sociolinguistics.
Sign Language
Langage par signes.
Personnes sourdes > Moyens de communication.
Sociolinguistique.
sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Dialektologie
Sprachvariante
Mehrsprachigkeit
Sprachkontakt
Konversationsanalyse
Language attitude
Gebärdensprache
Soziolinguistik
Kulturvergleich
Gebarentaal.
Sociolinguïstiek.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Ceil Lucas
  • Multilingualism : the global approach to sign languages / Bencie Woll, Rachel Sutton-Spence and Frances Elton
  • Bilingualism and language contact / Jean Ann
  • Sociolinguistic variation / Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli, Mary Rose and Alyssa Wulf
  • Discourse analysis / Melanie Metzger and Ben Bahan
  • Language planning and policy / Timothy Reagan
  • Language attitudes / Sarah Burns, Patrick Matthews and Evelyn Nolan-Conroy.

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