Sign Languages

<p><em>Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts</em> provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL) this book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology morphology and syntax with examples and illustrations;</li> <p> </p> <li>demonstrates how sign languages are acquired by Deaf children with varying degrees of input during early development including no input where children create a language of their own;</li> <p> </p> <li>discusses the contexts of sign languages including how different varieties are formed and used attitudes towards sign languages and how language planning affects language use;</li> <p> </p> <li>is accompanied by e-resources which host links to video clips.</li> </ul><p>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.</p>