Sign Language and Linguistic Universals

Sign languages are of great interest to linguists because, while they are produced by the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare spoken languages with those that are signed, in order to seek universal properties of human languages. No prior background in sign language linguistics is assumed, and numerous pictures are provided to make descriptions accessible to readers.

Author: Wendy Sandler, Diane Lillo-Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/06/2006
Pages: 572
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780521483957

About the Author
Sandler, Wendy: - Wendy Sandler is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Haifa, Israel.Lillo-Martin, Diane: - Diane Lillo-Martin is Professor and Head in the Department of Linguistics, University of Connecticut, and Senior Research Scientist at the Haskins Laboratories.

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