Brentari, Diane, <br/><br/>
A prosodic model of sign language phonology / 
 Sign language phonology 
Diane Brentari. 
 - xviii, 376 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Language, speech, and communication .
 - Language, speech, and communication. .
<br/><br/> "A Bradford Book.". 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-351) and index. 
<br/><br/> Preface --  Notational Conventions and Abbreviations --  Goals of the Model --  The Use of Constraint-Based Frameworks and Prosodic Units in Analyses of Sign Languages --  Inherent Features --  Prosodic Features --  Timing Units --  Complexity, Sonority, and Weight in ASL Syllables --  The Structure of Two-Handed Signs --  Contributions of Sign Language Phonology to Phonological Theory and Cognitive Science --  The Letters of the ASL Manual Alphabet Labeled [Flexed] or Nonflexed --  Verb Forms That Do and Do Not Allow the [Delayed Completive] Aspect --  Forms That Undergo Reduplicative Nominalization --  Descriptive Categories of Two-Handed Signs According to Their Ability to Undergo Weak Drop --  Notes --  References --  Index of Illustrated Signs --  General Index.  Ch. 1.  Ch. 2.  Ch. 3.  Ch. 4.  Ch. 5.  Ch. 6.  Ch. 7.  Ch. 8.  App. A.  App. B.  App. C.  App. D. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0262024454 9780262024457 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97050053 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sign language.<br/>American Sign Language<br/>Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV2474.  / B44 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>419