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Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction - Second Edition

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Developed from a decade of research and classroom use, the course material in this definitive resource offers all the infromation necessary to study the structure of American Sign Language (ASL). This comprehensive text explains in exacting detail the fundamentals of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and the use of language as related to ASL. Each unit has been designed to stimulate class discussions and to reflect the evolutionary nature of all languages, including ASL. Complete with illustrations, photographs, and index, this systematic approach also includes lessons and homework assignments based upon the linguistics of American Sign Language videotape (ISBN 1-56368-017-3, VHS, 60 minutes running time), which features a story signed in ASL and specifc examples of signs for linguistic analysis.