Signed Languages: Discoveries from International Research

This collection presents research from the Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research conference. Part one addresses articulatory constraints and the Dutch Sign Language. Part two tackles noun classifiers, nonhanded signs, and verb classes. Part three offers Functional Consequences of Modality. Part four analyzes language acquisition. Part five studies the relationship between language and society. Part six considers the techniques employed in British Sign Language poetry and American Sign Language poetry. See more