Sign Language of the Deaf: Psychological, Linguistic, and Sociological Perspectives (Perspectives in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics)

Sign Language of the Deaf: Psychological, Linguistic, and Sociological Perspectives provides information pertinent to the psychological, educational, social, and linguistic aspects of sign language. This book presents the development in the study of sign language. Organized into four parts encompassing 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the fascinating account of sign language acquisition by small children. This text then explores the grammar of sign language and discusses the linguistic status of natural and contrived sign languages. Other chapters consider the many peculiarities of the lexicon and grammar of sign language, and its differences in such respects from oral language. This book discusses as well sign language from the angle of psycholinguistics. The final chapter deals with the educational implications of the use of sign language. This book is a valuable resource for linguists and psycholinguists. Readers who are interested in sign language will also find this book useful. Content: PERSPECTIVES IN NEUROLINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICS, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv List of Contributors, Pages ix-x Preface, Pages xi-xiii Introduction, Pages 1-8, I.M. SCHLESINGER, LILA NAMIR 1 - The Phylogeny of Sign Language, Pages 11-56, GORDON W. HEWES 2 - The Acquisition of Bimodal Language, Pages 57-93, HILDE S. SCHLESINGER 3 - The Grammar of Sign Language, Pages 97-140, LILA NAMIR, I.M. SCHLESINGER 4 - Contrived Sign Language, Pages 141-168, DAVID CRYSTAL, ELMA CRAIG 5 - Bilingual Interference, Pages 169-240, BERNARD T. TERVOORT 6 - Some Psycholinguistic Aspects of Sign Language, Pages 243-269, RICHARD L. BLANTON, PENELOPE H. BROOKS 7 - Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Use of Sign Language, Pages 271-313, AARON V. CICOUREL 8 - Social–Psychological Aspects of the Use of Sign Language, Pages 315-332, LARS VON DER LIETH 9 - Sign Language in the Education of the Deaf, Pages 333-361, HARRY BORNSTEIN 10 - Problems in Sign Language Research, Pages 365-378, WILLIAM C. STOKOE Index, Pages 379-380