Sign Language and Linguistic Universals

Name: Sign Language and Linguistic Universals
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ISBN: 9780521483957

ISBN-10: 0521483956

ISBN-13: 9780521483957

Edition: 2005

Authors: Wendy Sandler, Diane C. Lillo-Martin

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Sign languages are of great interest to linguists because, while they are produced by the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare spoken languages with those that are signed, in order to seek universal properties of human languages. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions accessible to readers.

Book details

List price: $84.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 572
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Wendy Sandler is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Haifa, Israel.




Introduction



One human language or two



Morphology



Morphology: introduction



Inflectional morphology



Derivational morphology



Classifier constructions



Entering the lexicon: lexicalization, back formation and cross-modal borrowing



Morphology: conclusion



Phonology



Meaningless linguistic elements and how they pattern



Sequentiality and simultaneity in sign language phonology



Hand configuration



Location: feature content and segmental status



The non-dominant hand in the sign language lexicon



Movement



Is there a syllable in sign language



Prosody



Phonology: theoretical implications



Syntax



Syntax: introduction



Clausal structure



Clausal structure across sign languages



Variations and extensions on basic sentence structures



Pronouns



Topic and focus



WH-questions



Syntax: summary and directions



Modality



The effects of modality: linguistic universals and sign language universals