Formational Units in Sign Languages

• Main Author: Channon, Rachel (auth)
• Other Authors: Hulst, Harry van der (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2011
• Series: Sign Language Typology [SLT]
• Subjects: Sign Language Phonetics Phonology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sign languages and spoken languages have many fascinating differences, caused primarily by the reaction of the human mind to different modalities, but also by some important social differences. This book examines the effects of these and other differences on sign language phonology and phonetics usi...