This English version of "A Language in Space: The Story of
Israeli Sign Language", which received the Bahat Award for most
outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew edition, is
an introduction to sign language using Israeli Sign Language (ISL)
as a model. Authors Irit Meir and Wendy Sandler offer a glimpse
into a number of fascinating descriptions of the ISL community to
which linguists and other researchers may not have access. An
underlying premise of the book is that language is a mental system
with universal properties, and that language lives through
people.
A clear and engaging read, "A Language in Space "addresses relevant
aspects of sign language, including the most abstract questions and
matters related to society and community. Divided into three parts,
the book covers:
*the linguistic structure of Israeli Sign Language;
*the language and its community; and
*a broad depiction of ISL and the contribution of sign language
research to linguistic theory.
This book is intended for linguists (with or without a background
in sign language), psychologists, sociologists, educators,
students, and anyone with an interest in the human capacity for
language.
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