An edition of Communicating with deaf people (1978)

Communicating with deaf people

a resource manual for teachers and students of American sign language

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An edition of Communicating with deaf people (1978)

Communicating with deaf people

a resource manual for teachers and students of American sign language

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This is the only text that provides a comprehensive, nontechnical summary of the information currently available on features of American Sign Language that are important for understanding its grammatical structure and social use. It is based upon recent, solid research in linguistics and related areas of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics that are currently generating a rich body of data on American Sign Language. The book offers special value for teachers and students of American Sign Language in college classrooms and adult education programs. It contains information specifically designed to enrich teaching as well as learning experiences. - Jacket flap.

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English
Pages
124

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Cover of: Communicating with deaf people
Communicating with deaf people: a resource manual for teachers and students of American sign language
1978, University Park Press
Hardcover in English

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Table of Contents

Signs as meaningful units in ASL.
From cheremes to distinctive features
Iconicity and transparency
Initialized signs
Gender markers
Pluralization
Compounds
Fingerspelling
Incorporation
Emphasis and stress
Natural expressive gestures
Pantomime
Structure in ASL phrases and clauses.
Sign space
Spatial organization
Temporal durations and relations
Questions, answers, and commands
Conditional sentences
Juncture markers
Eye gaze
Role taking
Breathing and signing
Song and poetry in sign

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 109-117.
Includes indexes.

Published in
Baltimore
Series
Perspectives in audiology series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
419
Library of Congress
HV2474 .H64

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xxv, 124 p.
Number of pages
124
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4729182M
Internet Archive
communicatingwit0000hoem
ISBN 10
0839112599
LCCN
78017193
Goodreads
5126692

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