Wilkinson, Erin creator author. Morford, Jill Patterson 1963- author. text bibliography enk 2024 monographic eng

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xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "Understanding Signed Languages provides a broad and accessible introduction to the science of language with evidence drawn from signed languages around the world. Readers will learn about language through a unique set of signed language studies that will surprise them with the diversity of ways human languages achieve the same functional goals of communication"-- Introduction to signed languages -- Signed language communities -- Phonetics and phonology in signed languages -- Packaging meaning in signs and constructions in signed languages -- Signed language discourse -- Signs of changes -- Language acquisition in the visual modality -- Deaf communities are multilingual communities. Erin Wilkinson and Jill P. Morford. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sign language P117 .W55 2024 419 W659s Wilkinson, Erin. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 (DLC) 2023033601 9781032164083 2023033600 DLC 230908 20260205142146.0 23311557 eng