Directions in sign language acquisition / edited by Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morgan, Gary, 1968-

Woll, B. (Bencie)

Series:

Trends in language acquisition research ; v. 2.

Trends in language acquisition research, 1569-0644 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language acquisition.

Sign language--Research.

Sign language.

Physical Description:

xix, 339 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2002.

Summary:

As the first book of its kind, this volume with contributions from many well known scholars brings together some of the most recent original work on sign language acquisition in children learning a variety of different signed languages (i.e., Brazilian Sign Language, American SL, SL of the Netherlands, British SL, SL of Nicaragua, and Italian SL). In addition, the volume addresses methodological and theoretical issues in both sign language research and child language development in general. The book includes both overview chapters addressing matters of general concern in the study of sign language acquisition and chapters related to more specific topics such as sign language phonology, complex sentence structure and verb phrase development. This book will be of interest to sign language researchers, child language specialists and communication disorders professionals alike. The material is presented in such a way that also novices to the area of sign language study will find the text accessible.

Contents:

Directions in Sign Language Acquisition

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Series editors' preface

Preface

Introduction

Foundations of communication and the emergence of language in deaf children

Phonology acquisition in Brazilian Sign Language

Transcription as a tool for understanding

The development of Italian Sign Language (LIS) in deaf preschoolers

The acquisition of verbag reement

The expression of grammatical relations by deaf toddlers learning ASL

FACES

Are young deaf children bilingual?

Language emergence in a language-ready brain

The development of complex sentences in British Sign Language

Afterword

Conclusions and directions for future research

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612161759

9781282161757

128216175X

9789027297242

902729724X

OCLC:

70752767