Sign Languages in Village Communities : Anthropological and Linguistic Insights.

The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These ""village sign languages"" represent the latest addition to the comparative investigation of languages in the gestural...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Zeshan, Ulrike
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	De Vos, Connie
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Boston : De Gruyter, 2012.
Series:	Sign Language Typology SLT.
Subjects:	Sign language > Cross-cultural studies. Deaf > Language. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language. Sign language. Social Welfare & Social Work. Social Sciences. Disabilities. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies. Electronic books. Cross-cultural studies.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book