{"product_id":"understanding-signed-languages-9781032164083","title":"Understanding Signed Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Signed Languages\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad and accessible introduction to the science of language, with evidence drawn from signed languages around the world. Readers will learn about language through a unique set of signed language studies that will surprise them with the diversity of ways human languages achieve the same functional goals of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for students with no prior knowledge of signed languages or linguistics, this book features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive introduction to the sub-fields of linguistics, including sociolinguistics, linguistic structure, language change, language acquisition, and bilingualism;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples from more than 50 of the world's signed languages and a brief Language in Community snapshot in each chapter highlighting one signed language and the researchers who are documenting it;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpportunities to reflect on how language ideologies have shaped scientific inquiry and contributed to linguistic bias;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cl\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Signed Languages\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable textbook that comprehensively covers all the topics necessary for students studying signed languages. It presents the information in an easy-to-understand manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Johanna Mesch\u003c\/b\u003e, Stockholm University, Sweden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction to Signed Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Signed Language Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Phonetics and Phonology in Signed Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Packaging Meaning in Signs and Constructions in Signed Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Signed Language Discourse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Signs of Change\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Language Acquisition in the Visual Modality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Deaf Communities are Multilingual Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix of Signed Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/l\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018875175255,"sku":"9781032164083","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032164083.jpg?v=1750778483","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-signed-languages-9781032164083","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}