Linguistics of American Sign Language : an introduction /
Clayton Valli [and three others].
- Fifth edition.
- xiv, 579 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Phonology -- pt. 3. Morphology -- part 4. Syntax -- pt. 5. Semantics -- pt. 6. Language in use -- pt. 7. Supplemental readings -- -- Introduction -- Defining language -- Defining linguistics -- -- Phonology -- Signs have parts -- The Stokoe system -- The concept of sequentiality in the description of signs -- The Liddell and Johnson Movement-Hold Model -- Phonological processes -- Summary -- -- Morphology -- Building new signs -- Deriving nouns from verbs -- Compounds -- Fingerspelling -- Numeral incorporation -- -- Syntax -- Introduction -- Basic sentence types -- Lexical categories -- Word order -- Time and aspect -- Verbs -- The function of space -- -- Semantics -- The meaning of individual signs -- The meaning of sentences -- -- Language in use -- Variation and historical change -- ASL discourse -- Bilingualism and language contact -- Language as art -- -- Supplemental readings -- Analyzing signs / Signs have parts : a simple idea / Introduction to A dictionary of American Sign Language / American Sign Language : the phonological base / The confluence of space and language in signed languages / Indicating verbs and pronouns : pointing away from agreement / Body partitioning and real-space blends / Syntax : the analysis of sentence structure / Syntax : the analysis of sentence structure / Semantics : the analysis of meaning / Analyzing variation in sign languages : theoretical and methodological issues / Variation in American Sign Language / Variation : basic concepts / Discourse analysis / Language contact in the American Deaf community / Robbin Battison -- Robbin Battison -- William C. Stokoe, Dorothy C. Casterline, and Carl G. Croneberg -- Scott K. Liddell and Robert E. Johnson -- Karen Emmorey -- Scott K. Liddell -- Paul G. Dudis -- Edward Finegan and Niko Besnier -- William O'Grady -- William O'Grady -- Rob Hoopes, Mary Rose, Robert Bayley, Ceil Lucas, Alyssa Wulf, Karen Petronio, and Steven Collins -- Ceil Lucas and Robert Bayley -- Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, and Clayton Valli -- Melanie Metzger and Ben Bahan -- Ceil Lucas and Clayton Valli. pt. 1. pt. 2. pt. 3. part 4. pt. 5. pt. 6. pt. 7.
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