The hidden treasure of Black ASL : its history and structure / Carolyn McCaskill ... [and others] ; in collaboration with Roxanne King, Pamela Baldwin, Randall Hogue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCaskill, Carolyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Sign Language.

African Americans.

Deaf people--United States.

Deaf people.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2011.

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Windows: Windows 2000 or higher; Pentium 2 processor or equivalent; 400 MHz; 64 MB RAM; DVD drive; Direct x5.

System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Mac: OS 9 or higher; G3; 400 MHz; 64 MB RAM; DVD drive.

This DVD can be played on a set-top DVD player.

Summary:

This DVD-ROM has examples of Black ASL which are keyed to the text.

Contents:

Introduction

The sociohistorical foundation of Black ASL

Research methods

Signers' perceptions of black asl

Phonological variation

Variation in syntax and discourse

The effects of language contact

Lexical variation

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181) and index.

ISBN:

9781563684890

1563684896

9781563684906

156368490X

OCLC:

682895112