Publication

2003-10-06 - Gallaudet University Press

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003049210
  • Goodreads943336
  • LibraryThing911585
  • WikidataQ109371864

Classifications

  • LCCHV2474 .L835 2003

Description

"What's Your Sign for Pizza derives from an extensive seven-year research project in which more than 200 Deaf ASL users representing different age, gender, and ethnic groups from seven different regions were videotaped sharing their signs for everyday vocabulary. This useful text and its accompanying CD begins with an explanation of the basic concepts of language and the structure of sign language, since sign variation abides by the rules governing all human languages. Each part of the text concludes with questions for discussion, and the final section offers three supplemental readings that provide further information on variation in both spoken and signed languages. What's Your Sign for Pizza also briefly sketches the development of ASL, which explains the relationships between language varieties throughout the country."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • What's Your Sign for Pizza?: An Introduction to Variation in American Sign LanguageHardcoverGallaudet University Press2003-10-06

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