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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.
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.
Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share. Drawing on general linguistic theory, they describe and analyze sign language structure, showing linguistic universals in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of sign language, while also revealing non-universal aspects of its structure that must be attributed to its physical transmission system. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions of signs and facial expressions accessible to readers. Engaging and informative, Sign Language and Linguistic Universals will be invaluable to linguists, psychologists, and all those interested in sign languages, linguistic theory and the universal properties of human languages.
Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek the universal properties they share. Drawing on general linguistic theory, they describe and analyze sign language structure, showing linguistic universals in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of sign language, while also revealing non-universal aspects of its structure that must be attributed to its physical transmission system. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions of signs and facial expressions accessible to readers. Engaging and informative, Sign Language and Linguistic Universals will be invaluable to linguists, psychologists, and all those interested in sign languages, linguistic theory and the universal properties of human languages.
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