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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text illustrations have been replaced by video stills from the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.
This introductory text celebrates another dimension of diversity in
the United States Deaf community -- variation in the way American
Sign Language (ASL) is used by Deaf people all across the nation.
The different ways people have of saying or signing the same thing
defines variation in language. In spoken English, some people say
"soda," others say "pop," "coke," or "soft drink; " in ASL, there
are many signs for BIRTHDAY, HALLOWEEN, EARLY, and of course,
PIZZA. What's Your Sign for PIZZA derives from an extensive
seven-year research project in which more than 200 Deaf ASL users
representing different ages, genders and ethnic groups from seven
different regions were videotaped sharing their signs for everyday
vocabulary. This useful text and its accompanying CD begins with an
explanation of the basic concepts of language and the structure of
sign language, since sign variation abides by the rules governing
all human languages. Each part of the text concludes with questions
for discussion, and the final section offers three supplemental
readings that provide further information on variation in both
spoken and signed languages. What's Your Sign for PIZZA also
briefly sketches the development of ASL, which explains the
relationships between language varieties throughout the country.
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