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Sign Languages in Village Communities: Anthropological and Linguistic Insights: 4
Author(s): Zeshan
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 29 Sept. 2017
- Language: English
- Print length: 424 pages
- ISBN-10: 1614512035
- ISBN-13: 9781614512035
Book Description
The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These “village sign languages” represent the latest addition to the comparative investigation of languages in the gestural modality. With analyses and primary data from eleven different rural communities, the volume represents the first concerted effort by leading experts in both anthropology and linguistics to capture the social dynamics of “deaf villages”. The chapters address pertinent issues in contemporary linguistics, such as cross-modal contact situations, typological diversity across sign languages and the impact of language modality on linguistic structure.
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About the Author
Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
