Sign language and linguistic universals

Wendy Sandler; Diane Lillo-Martin

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139163910

Sign language and linguistic universals

Wendy Sandler, Diane Lillo-Martin

Department of English Language & Literature

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Number of pages	547
ISBN (Electronic)	9781139163910
ISBN (Print)	9780521482486
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139163910
State	Published - 1 Jan 2006

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© Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin 2006.

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