Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts

Routledge Guides to Linguistics

by Joseph C. Hill, Diane C. Lillo-Martin, Sandra K. Wood

Sign Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this Offering an engaging and accessible introduction to sign languages, this book is essential reading for students studying this topic for the first time with little or no background in linguistics.

Genres: Linguistics

216 pages, Paperback

Published December 27, 2018

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very concise introduction to sign language linguistics. I have not studied linguistics before and was quite surprised at how involved the research is. My mind is stuffed full of terms and fascinating research of acquiring languages.