This book defines the notion of applied sign linguistics by drawing on data from projects that have explored sign language in action in various domains. The book gives professionals working with sign languages, signed language teachers and students, research students and their supervisors, authoritative access to current ideas and practice.
British Sign Language For Dummies includes: Starting to sign – learn about Deaf communication and practise simple signs to get you going Learning everyday BSL – develop the grammar and vocabulary skills that are the building blocks to ...
... Sign Language (or other sign languages); communication between sailors in passing ships who can encode their thoughts into sets of flags or hand signals (semaphore); and communication between writer and reader as they encode thoughts ...
This edited book explores the rising interest in minimal languages – radically simplified languages using cross-translatable words and grammar, fulfilling the widely-recognised need to use language which is clear, accessible and easy to ...
The Artistry of Process Drama in Second Language Education Erika Piazzoli ... Bowell and Heap dedicate a chapter of their book, Putting Process Drama into Action, to each function, exploring them great detail.
This book will provide a comprehensive overview of the field of professional communication from an applied linguistics perspective and introduce core concepts and approaches to this key field of academic enquiry.
The work of the editors and contributors in this volume makes International Sign the most comprehensive, research-based analysis of a young but growing field in linguistics and interpretation.
In this newly expanded edition, a renowned baby-signing expert provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions.
Titles in the series are also ideal for language professionals returning to academic study. The books take an innovative ‘practice to theory’ approach, with a 'back-to-front' structure.
This is a general type-theoretic approach that lends itself easily to proof-theoretic and semantic studies in tandem with standard logic.
The books take an innovative "practice to theory" approach, with a ‘back to front’ structure which takes the reader from real life problems and issues in the field, then enters into a discussion of intervention and how to engage with ...