The linguistics of British Sign Language : an introduction /
Sutton-Spence, Rachel.
The linguistics of British Sign Language : an introduction / Rachel Sutton-Spence and Bencie Woll. - xxi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index.
Linguistics and sign linguistics -- BSL in its social context -- Constructing sign sentences -- Questions and negation -- Mouth patterns and non-manual features in BSL -- Morphology and morphemes in BSL -- Aspect, manner and mood -- Space types and verb types in BSL -- The structure of gestures and signs -- Visual motivation and metaphor -- The established and productive lexicons -- Borrowing and naming signs -- Socially unacceptable signs -- Extended use of language in BSL. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
052163718X 9780521637183 0521631424 9780521631426
98020588
British Sign Language--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sign language--Study and teaching
Deaf--Means of communication--Great Britain
HV2474. / S97 1999
419
The linguistics of British Sign Language : an introduction / Rachel Sutton-Spence and Bencie Woll. - xxi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index.
Linguistics and sign linguistics -- BSL in its social context -- Constructing sign sentences -- Questions and negation -- Mouth patterns and non-manual features in BSL -- Morphology and morphemes in BSL -- Aspect, manner and mood -- Space types and verb types in BSL -- The structure of gestures and signs -- Visual motivation and metaphor -- The established and productive lexicons -- Borrowing and naming signs -- Socially unacceptable signs -- Extended use of language in BSL. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
052163718X 9780521637183 0521631424 9780521631426
98020588
British Sign Language--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sign language--Study and teaching
Deaf--Means of communication--Great Britain
HV2474. / S97 1999
419