TY  - BOOK
AU  - Valli,Clayton
AU  - Valli,Clayton
TI  - Linguistics of American Sign Language: an introduction 
SN  - 1563685078
AV  - HV2474 .V35 2011
U1  - 419.7 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Gallaudet University Press
KW  - American Sign Language
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - 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  -- --; pt. 1; Introduction --; Defining language --; Defining linguistics -- --; pt. 2; 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 -- --; pt. 3; Morphology --; Building new signs --; Deriving nouns from verbs --; Compounds --; Fingerspelling --; Numeral incorporation -- --; part 4; Syntax --; Introduction --; Basic sentence types --; Lexical categories --; Word order --; Time and aspect --; Verbs --; The function of space -- --; pt. 5; Semantics --; The meaning of individual signs --; The meaning of sentences -- --; pt. 6; Language in use --; Variation and historical change --; ASL discourse --; Bilingualism and language contact --; Language as art -- --; pt. 7; Supplemental readings --; Analyzing signs; Robbin Battison --; Signs have parts : a simple idea; Robbin Battison --; Introduction to A dictionary of American Sign Language; William C. Stokoe, Dorothy C. Casterline, and Carl G. Croneberg --; American Sign Language : the phonological base; Scott K. Liddell and Robert E. Johnson --; The confluence of space and language in signed languages; Karen Emmorey --; Indicating verbs and pronouns : pointing away from agreement; Scott K. Liddell --; Body partitioning and real-space blends; Paul G. Dudis --; Syntax : the analysis of sentence structure; Edward Finegan and Niko Besnier --; Syntax : the analysis of sentence structure; William O'Grady --; Semantics : the analysis of meaning; William O'Grady --; Analyzing variation in sign languages : theoretical and methodological issues; Rob Hoopes, Mary Rose, Robert Bayley, Ceil Lucas, Alyssa Wulf, Karen Petronio, and Steven Collins --; Variation in American Sign Language; Ceil Lucas and Robert Bayley --; Variation : basic concepts; Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, and Clayton Valli --; Discourse analysis; Melanie Metzger and Ben Bahan --; Language contact in the American Deaf community; Ceil Lucas and Clayton Valli
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