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Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication
What is it about the human mind that accounts for the fact that we
can all speak and understand a language? Why can't other creatures
do the same? And what does this tell us about the rest of a human
abilities? Recent dramatic discoveries in linguistics and
psychology provide intriguing answers to these age-old mysteries.
In this fascinating book, Ray Jackendoff emphasizes the grammatical
commonalities across languages, both spoken and signed, and
discusses the implications for our understanding of language
acquisition and loss.
Start signing with your baby today! This comprehensive book makes
signing easy with photos of real kids using 100+ signs, plus expert
advice on teaching your baby to communicate early. In Baby Sign
Language, Mary Smith-ASL interpreter and founder of popular sign
language education business Sign 'n Grow-shares everything you need
for learning how to sign with your 0-3-year-old. Maybe you've seen
it online or remember a friend and their baby signing MILK or MORE.
No matter why you're interested, what you've heard is true: signing
is one of the best ways to kickstart communication. When your baby
can sign, they'll get frustrated less-and you will be able to bond
more closely. At the heart of the book are a broad array of
photographed signs that are easy to understand thanks to the real
kids signing them. You'll find everything your baby wants to tell
you, including: Mealtime Signs: Milk, Food, More, All Done, Drink,
Water, Please, Thank You, Yes, No, Hungry, Thirsty Daytime Signs:
Help, Open, Up, Pacifier, Light, Bath, Diaper, Blanket, Bed, Sleep,
Morning, Night, Potty, Poop, and A Variety of Clothing Signs
Playtime Signs: Again, Read, Book, Play, Toy, Dance, Music, Ball,
Try, Friend, Take Turns, Gentle, Dog, Cat Family Signs: Love,
Mommy, Daddy, Baby, Sister, Brother, Grandma, Grandpa, How Baby
Feels Signs: Feel, Happy, Silly, Sad, Angry, Scared, Frustrated,
Sleepy, Hurt Outdoors Signs: House, Walk, Outside, Playground,
Grass, Tree, Car, Airplane, Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain, Snow ...And
many more! With songs, stories, and games to encourage learning,
and insider tips to boost your baby's language development, this is
truly an all-in-one guide for helping your baby tell you their
wants and needs before they start to talk.
'Should be required reading for all beginners ... A very useful
book' British Deaf News 'Great to help further understanding of the
language of deaf people' The Teacher This new cover edition of Sign
Language Companion offers a clear introduction to British Sign
Language, featuring over 400 illustrations of common signs.
Helpfully formatted in groups of linked ideas, it allows the
development of real conversations immediately. British Sign
Language (BSL) is Britain's fourth most popular language, and for
the Deaf community it is the most fluent means of communication -
and the most direct way for hearing people to interact with the
deaf. Sign Language Companion is for all BSL students, and covers
topics including: - Getting to know you - Sharing ideas and
interests - Feelings and building relationships - Food and drink
With a new preface and updated resources, Sign Language Companion
is an essential classic that has stood the test of time - an
invaluable reference for all learners of BSL of any age.
Second edition fully revised and in colour. British Sign Language
(BSL) Building Blocks Child and Carer Guide.
This timely text offers a how-to guide for analyzing gesture and
multimodality in second language learning and teaching. Expert
contributors from around the world outline the theoretical basis
for each topic and offer clear descriptions of data collection and
analysis methods for classroom, naturalistic, quasi-experimental,
and experimental settings. The book further offers a rich array of
ancillary pedagogical material and points out areas ripe for future
study. This will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and
graduate students, faculty, and researchers of applied linguistics,
communications, education, and psychology interested in gesture
studies and multimodality in L2 learning and teaching.
The burgeoning of research on signed language during the last two
decades has had a major influence on several disciplines concerned
with mind and language, including linguistics, neuroscience,
cognitive psychology, child language acquisition, sociolinguistics,
bilingualism, and deaf education. The genealogy of this research
can be traced to a remarkable degree to a single pair of scholars,
Ursula Bellugi and Edward Klima, who have conducted their research
on signed language and educated scores of scholars in the field
since the early 1970s.
"The Signs of Language Revisited" has three major objectives:
* presenting the latest findings and theories of leading
scientists in numerous specialties from language acquisition in
children to literacy and deaf people;
* taking stock of the distance scholarship has come in a given
field, where we are now, and where we should be headed; and
* acknowledging and articulating the intellectual debt of the
authors to Bellugi and Klima--in some cases through personal
reminiscences.
Thus, this book is also a document in the sociology and history of
science.
Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological
research and teaching/learning material on a region of great
cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet
era.
"The International Review of Sign Linguistics" -- which replaces
the "International Journal of Sign Linguistics" -- is planned as an
annual series publishing the most up-to-date scholarly work in all
aspects of sign language linguistics. There is no other comparable
publication. The international community of sign linguists needs an
authoritative outlet for its research findings. "IRSL" provides
this forum for sign linguists, and for those mainstream linguists
increasingly interested in sign languages, by filling the void in
linguistic analysis of sign language -- as opposed to other
concerns, such as deaf education, teaching sign languages, training
interpreters, etc. -- and by pulling together in one place
linguistic dialogue on sign language structure. It provides a
scholarly focus for all linguists who need to remain current with
developments in sign linguistics. For the growing international
community, "IRSL" provides a focus for developments within the
field and for advancement of the field in scattered research
communities.
This review contains seven articles covering a wide range of
linguistic areas, signed languages, and theoretical perspectives.
Papers deal with the lexicon, morphology, phonology, syntax,
pragmatics, prosody, metalinguistic issues, and socio-historical
change. Five signed languages are represented including American,
German, Australian, French, and Israeli.
This first linguistic study of British Sign Language is written for
students of linguistics, for deaf and hearing sign language
researchers, for teachers and social workers for the deaf. The
author cross-refers to American Sign Language, which has usually
been more extensively studied by linguists, and compares the two
languages.
This book examines conference-level simultaneous interpreting from
a signed language into a spoken language, drawing on Auslan
(Australian Sign Language)-to-English simultaneous interpretation
data to explore the skills, knowledge, strategies, and cognitive
abilities needed for effective interpretations in this language
direction. As simultaneous interpreting from a spoken language into
a signed language is the widely accepted norm within the field of
signed language interpreting, to date little has been written on
simultaneous interpreting in the other language direction. In an
attempt to bridge this gap, Wang conducts microanalysis of an
experimental corpus of Auslan-to-English simultaneous
interpretations in a mock conference setting to investigate
different dimensions of quality assessment, interpreting
strategies, cognitive load, and the interpreting process itself.
The focus on conference-level simultaneous interpreting not only
allows for insights into the impact of signed language variation on
the signed-to-spoken language simultaneous interpreting process but
also sheds light on the unique demands of conference settings such
as the requirement of using a formal register. Acting as a bridge
between spoken language interpreting studies and signed language
interpreting studies and highlighting implications for future
research on simultaneous interpreting of other language
combinations (spoken and signed), this book will be of interest to
scholars in translation and interpreting studies as well as active
practitioners in these fields.
This timely text offers a how-to guide for analyzing gesture and
multimodality in second language learning and teaching. Expert
contributors from around the world outline the theoretical basis
for each topic and offer clear descriptions of data collection and
analysis methods for classroom, naturalistic, quasi-experimental,
and experimental settings. The book further offers a rich array of
ancillary pedagogical material and points out areas ripe for future
study. This will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and
graduate students, faculty, and researchers of applied linguistics,
communications, education, and psychology interested in gesture
studies and multimodality in L2 learning and teaching.
This Handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of sign
language translation and interpretation from around the globe and
looks ahead to future directions of research. Divided into eight
parts, the book covers foundational skills, the working context of
both the sign language translator and interpreter, their education,
the sociological context, work settings, diverse service users, and
a regional review of developments. The chapters are authored by a
range of contributors, both deaf and hearing, from the Global North
and South, diverse in ethnicity, language background, and academic
discipline. Topics include the history of the profession, the
provision of translation and interpreting in different domains and
to different populations, the politics of provision, and the state
of play of sign language translation and interpreting professions
across the globe. Edited and authored by established and new voices
in the field, this is the essential guide for advanced students and
researchers of translation and interpretation studies and sign
language.
Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential
guide and CD-Rom
This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures
you need to communicate in British Sign Language. The illustrations
depict both the actions and facial expressions used to sign
accurately, while the companion CD-Rom features real-life BSL
conversations in action to further your understanding. With these
practical tools, you'll become an expert signer in no time
"British Sign Language For Dummies" includes: Starting to sign
"- learn about Deaf communication and practise simple signs to get
you going" Learning everyday BSL "- develop the grammar and
vocabulary skills that are the building blocks to using British
Sign Language" Getting out and about "- sign with confidence in a
wide range of real-life situations, from travelling to dating"
Looking into Deaf life "- learn about the history of the Deaf
Community and how they've adapted their technology and lifestyles
to suit their needs"
For corrections to this book, please click here:
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**The DVD content is now available online and can be accessed at
the Gallaudet University Press website. Completely reorganized to
reflect the growing intricacy of the study of ASL linguistics, the
5th edition presents 26 units in seven parts. Part One:
Introduction presents a revision of Defining Language and an
entirely new unit, Defining Linguistics. Part Two: Phonology has
been completely updated with new terminology and examples. The
third part, Morphology, features units on building new signs,
deriving nouns from verbs, compounds, fingerspelling, and numeral
incorporation. Part Four: Syntax includes units on basic sentence
types, lexical categories, word order, time and aspect, verbs, and
the function of space. The fifth part, Semantics, offers updates on
the meanings of individual signs and sentences. Part Six: Language
in Use showcases an entirely new section on Black ASL in the unit
on Variation and Historical Change. The units on bilingualism and
language and ASL discourse have been thoroughly revised and
updated, and the Language as Art unit has been enhanced with a new
section on ASL in film. Two new readings update Part Seven, and all
text illustrations have been replaced by video stills from the
expanded DVD. Also, signs described only with written explanations
in past editions now have both photographic samples in the text and
full demonstrations in the DVD.
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