Sign language in action. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jemina Napier, Lorraine Leeson.
• Authors: Napier, Jemina; Leeson, Lorraine
• Contents: Cover ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 Aim and readership of the book ; 1.1.1 A note on conventions ; 1.2 Title of the book ; 1.3 Authors' subjectivity, position and goals ; 1.4 Overview of the book ; Part I Key Concepts and Research Issues. 2 Understanding Applied Sign Linguistics 2.1 Defining Deaf Studies ; 2.2 The sociocultural position of signed language and deaf people ; 2.2.1 Who are deaf people? ; 2.2.2 Who are deaf sign language users? ; 2.2.3 The role of education in the development of deaf sign language users. 2.2.4 Contemporary position of sign languages 2.2.5 Contemporary position of deaf people ; 2.3 What is applied sign linguistics? ; 2.4 The difference between sign linguistics and applied sign linguistics ; 2.5 The history of sign linguistics. 2.6 The development of applied sign linguistics research and sign language practice professions 2.7 Understanding applied sign linguistics: concluding comments ; 3 Sign Language in Action ; 3.1 Sign language and identity ; 3.1.1 Language to talk about sign language and identity. 3.1.2 Focus on cultural identity 3.1.3 Sign language as identity ; 3.1.4 Identity in shared signing communities ; 3.1.5 Hearing signers as intercultural interlopers ; 3.1.6 Deaf intercultural interlopers ; 3.2 Sign languages as embodied languages ; 3.3 Attitudes towards sign languages.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 419; Linguistics; Sign language; Deaf -- Means of communication; Applied linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Sign Language; Applied linguistics; Deaf -- Means of communication; Sign language; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Translating & Interpreting; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT); Language: history & general works; Sociolinguistics; Translation & interpretation; Language and languages-Study and; Sociolinguistics; Literature-Translations; Translating and interpreting; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Sign Language; Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137309778; 1137309776
• Related ISBNs: 9781137309754; 113730975X; 9781137309761; 1137309768
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-332) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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