The Signs of Language

Edward Klima; Ursula Bellugi

ISBN 10: 0674807952 / ISBN 13: 9780674807952

Published by Harvard University Press, 1979

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Synopsis:

In a book with far-reaching implications, Edward S. Klima and Ursula Bellugi present a full exploration of a language in another mode―a language of the hands and of the eyes. They discuss the origin and development of American Sign Language, the internal structure of its basic units, the grammatical processes it employs, and its heightened use in poetry and wit. The authors draw on research, much of it by and with deaf people, to answer the crucial question of what is fundamental to language as language and what is determined by the mode (vocal or gestural) in which a language is produced.

About the Authors: Edward Klima was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego, and Associate Director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Ursula Bellugi is Director of the Laboratory for Language Studies at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Signs of Language
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good
Edition: 3rd Edition