Language from the Body: Iconicity and Metaphor in American Sign Language
ISBN: 0521158605 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Sarah F. Taub Publisher: Cambridge University Press Number of Pages: 274
What is the role of meaning in linguistic theory Generative linguists have severely limited its influence while cognitivist and functionalist linguists believe that meaning pervades and motivates all levels of linguistic structure This dispute can now be resolved conclusively by evidence from signed language Language from the Body rebuts the generativist linguistic theories that separate form and meaning and asserts that iconicity can only be described in a cognitivist framework where meaning can influence form
ISBN: 1607102927 Binding: Paperback Edition: Pap/DVD/Cr Author(s): Catherine Nichols Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Number of Pages: 128
It's the third most used language in the United Statesand yet it's spoken without even opening your mouth It's estimated that as many as two million Americans speak American Sign Language a method of communication that's both fun and useful even if you or your friends and family are not hearing impaired
American Sign Language uses simple-to-follow photographs to teach you the alphabet numbers and simple words and phrases Divided into categories such as Animals and People and Pronouns the book and accompanying flashcards show you how to use your hands to communicate Once you've learned the alphabet you'll build on that knowledge to learn the words for friend and family And when you how the words for chicken and cat evoke a chicken opening and closing its beak and a cat stroking its whiskers you'll truly understand how intuitive and enjoyable learning American Sign Language can be
Learning a new language is always a rewarding endeavorand with American Sign Language it's easier than ever
Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0205407943 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): David Stewart, Jerome D. Schein, Brenda E. Cartwright Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Number of Pages: 288
Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science is a comprehensive exploration of the practice and research relating to sign language interpreting A pleasant conversational style of writing is used to present the problems the issues and the options in this field as they are known today The reader is taken on a journey from the early days of interpreting to the professionalization of interpreters to an examination of past and present models of interpreting The business and ethical aspects of interpreting are discussed while focusing on current practice
ISBN: 0062732757 Binding: Paperback Edition: Rev/Abr Author(s): Martin L. A. Sternberg Publisher: Perennial Number of Pages: 614
A revised completely updated abridged edition of the book hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "the most clearly written dictionary of sign language ever published"--with 1100 new signs and 1650 new illustrations Indispensable for professionals and others who must communicate with the deaf More than 6600 line drawings
Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard
ISBN: 067427041X Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Nora Ellen Groce Publisher: Harvard University Press Number of Pages: 169
From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth the population of Martha's Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness In stark contrast to the experience of most deaf people in our own society the Vineyarders who were born deaf were so thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community that they were not seen--and did not see themselves--as handicapped or as a group apart Deaf people were included in all aspects of life such as town politics jobs church affairs and social life How was this possible On the Vineyard hearing and deaf islanders alike grew up speaking sign language This unique sociolinguistic adaptation meant that the usual barriers to communication between the hearing and the deaf which so isolate many deaf people today did not exist
