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Pinky extension and eye gaze : language use in deaf communities /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lucas, Ceil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1998.
Series:Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics.
Sign language > Social aspects.
Deaf > Social life and customs.
Deaf > Means of communication.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A preliminary examination of pinky extension : suggestions regarding its occurrence, constraints, and function
  • What happens in tactile ASL?
  • Grammatical constraints on fingerspelled English verb loans in BSL
  • Contact between a sign language and a written language : character signs in Taiwan sign language
  • The relationship of educational policy to language and cognition in deaf children
  • Conversational repairs in ASL
  • Eye gaze and pronominal reference in American sign language
  • Spatial mapping and involvement in ASL storytelling
  • An acculturation model for learners of ASL
  • Irish sign language : Ireland's second minority language.