Introducing sign language literature : folklore and creativity / Rachel Sutton-Spence and Michiko Kaneko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutton-Spence, Rachel, author.

Kaneko, Michiko, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language.

Storytelling.

Physical Description:

xxi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave, 2016.

Summary:

"Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity is the first textbook dedicated to analysing and appreciating sign language storytelling, poetry and humour. The authors assume no prior knowledge of sign language or literary studies, introducing readers to a world of visual language creativity in Deaf communities. [The book] explains in straightforward terms the unique features of this embodied language art form; draws on an online anthology of over 150 sign language stories, poems and jokes; suggests ways of analysing and appreciating the rich artistic heritage of Deaf communities."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

What is sign language literature?

Sign language literature in context

Oral literature and performance

Folklore and deaflore

Story types

Storytelling techniques

Anthropomorphism

Beginnings and endings

Plots, protagonists, subjects and themes

Metaphor

Prose and poetry

Neologism and ambiguity

Repetition

Handshape

Use of sign space

Symmetry and balance

Nonmanual features

Deaf humour and sign language humour

Style in signed art forms

Conclusion.

Notes:

"Macmillan Education."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781137363817

1137363819

OCLC:

930663107

Publisher Number:

99985147774