The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These

Documents life in a remote Bedouin village in Israel whose residents communicate through a unique method of sign language used by both hearing and non-hearing c

Biographical note: Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

Explores current efforts to record, collect and archive endangered languages which are in danger of falling silent.

The discovery of the importance of sign language in the deaf community is very recent indeed. This book provides a study of the communication and culture of dea