Turn-Taking, Fingerspelling, and Contact in Signed Languages (Gallaudet Sociolinguistics)
By Unknown Author.
Description
In five compelling chapters, this volume elucidates several key factors of the signed languages used in select international Deaf communities. Kristin Mulrooney studies ASL (American Sign Language) users to delve into the reasons behind the perceived differences in how men and women fingerspell. Bruce Sofinski assesses the current state of transliteration from spoken English to manually coded English, disclosing that competent transliterators do not necessarily produce the desired word-for-sign exchange. In the third chapter Paul Dudis comments upon a remarkable aspect of discourse in ASL-g...
ISBN(s)
1563681285, 9781563681288
