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A Language in Space The Story of Israeli Sign Language 1st Edition by Irit Meir,Wendy Sandler ISBN 080585570X 978-0805855708

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Author(s): Irit Meir, Wendy Sandler
ISBN(s): 9780805862652, 080585570X
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 3.83 MB
Year: 2007
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 080585570X 

ISBN 13: 978-0805855708

Author: Irit Meir, Wendy Sandler

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew edition, is an introduction to sign language using Israeli Sign Language (ISL) as a model. Authors Irit Meir and Wendy Sandler offer a glimpse into a number of fascinating descriptions of the ISL community to which linguists and other researchers may not have access. An underlying premise of the book is that language is a mental system with universal properties, and that language lives through people.

A clear and engaging read, A Language in Space addresses relevant aspects of sign language, including the most abstract questions and matters related to society and community. Divided into three parts, the book covers:

  • the linguistic structure of Israeli Sign Language;
  • the language and its community; and
  • a broad depiction of ISL and the contribution of sign language research to linguistic theory.

This book is intended for linguists (with or without a background in sign language), psychologists, sociologists, educators, students, and anyone with an interest in the human capacity for language.

Table of contents:

  1. Israeli Sign Language: Language and People

  2. The Basic Components of the Word in Sign Language

  3. Vocabulary

  4. Grammar in Space: The Pronominal System

  5. Grammar in Space: Verb Agreement

  6. Tenses and Aspects

  7. Shapes, Locations, and Motions in Space: Classifier Constructions

  8. Word Order

  9. Negative and Interrogative Sentences

  10. Beyond the Hands: Facial Expression as Intonation in ISL

  11. The History of the Deaf Community in Israel

  12. The Emergence and Development of ISL

  13. Voices From the Community

  14. Similarities and Differences Across Sign Languages

  15. The Contribution of Sign Languages to Linguistic Research

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