Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language
Author | : Ceil Lucas |
Publisher | : Gallaudet University Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 1563681137 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781563681134 |
Rating | : 4/5 (134 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language by : Ceil Lucas
Download or read book Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language written by Ceil Lucas and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguists Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli and a host of other researchers have taken the techniques used to study the regional variations in speech (such as saying "hwhich" for "which") and have applied them to American Sign Language. Discover how the same driving social factors affect signs in different regions in Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language.