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Australian sign language (Auslan) : an introduction to sign language linguistics / Trevor Johnston and Adam Schembri.

By:

Johnston, Trevor A [author.]

Contributor(s):

Schembri, Adam C [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: xiv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521540569
9780521540568
0521832977
9780521832977

Other title:

Introduction to sign language linguistics

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

419 22

LOC classification:

HV2475 .J642 2007

Contents:

1. Signed languages and linguistics -- 2. Auslan in social context -- 3. Auslan and other signed languages -- 4. Phonetics and phonology: the building blocks of signs -- 5. Morphology: sign formation and modification -- 6. Lexicon: the structure of Auslan vocabulary -- 7. Syntax: the structure of sentences in Auslan -- 8. Semantics and pragmatics: sign meaning and sentence meaning -- 9. Discourse: structure and use above the sentence -- 10. Issues in the study of signed languages.

Summary: Explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar, phonology, morphology, semantics and discourse.The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan. T. Johnston, Macquarie Uni.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index.

Explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar, phonology, morphology, semantics and discourse.The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan. T. Johnston, Macquarie Uni.

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