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020			_a9780511712203 (ebook)
020			_z9780521883702 (hardback)
020			_z9780521710039 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aP117 _b.S539 2010
082	0	0	_a419 _222
245	0	0	_aSign Languages / _cedited by Diane Brentari.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (714 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Language Surveys
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWhat are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around the world. It begins by investigating how sign languages have survived and been transmitted for generations, and then goes on to analyse the common characteristics shared by most sign languages: for example, how the use of the visual system affects grammatical structures. The final section describes the phenomena of language variation and change. Drawing on a wide range of examples, the book explores sign languages both old and young, from British, Italian, Asian and American to Israeli, Al-Sayyid Bedouin, African and Nicaraguan. Written in a clear, readable style, it is the essential reference for students and scholars working in sign language studies and deaf studies.
650		0	_aSign language
700	1		_aBrentari, Diane, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521883702
830		0	_aCambridge Language Surveys.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511712203
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38176 _d38176