Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages

Texas Linguistics Society Conference (COR); Cormier, Kearsy (EDT); Quinto-Pozos, David (EDT); Meier, Richard P. (EDT); Cormier, Kearsy; Quinto-Pozos, David

ISBN 10: 0521803853 / ISBN 13: 9780521803854

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521803853
• ISBN 13: 9780521803854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Signed languages are the naturally-evolved visual-gestural languages of deaf communities. The realization that they are true languages is one of the great discoveries of the last thirty years of linguistic research. This book examines the linguistic properties of many, including detailed case studies of Hong Kong, British, Mexican and German signed languages. The contributors focus on determining the extent that linguistic structure is influenced by whether a language is signed or spoken. Their answers contribute to further understanding the organization of languages.

About the Authors

Richard P. Meier is Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin.

Kearsy Cormier is a doctoral candidate in linguistics at the University of Texas, Austin.

David Quinto-Pozos is a doctoral candidate in linguistics at the University of Texas, Austin.