Sign Languages of the World : : A Comparative Handbook / / Julie Bakken Jepsen, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, William B. McGregor, Goedele De Clerck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2015
• HerausgeberIn: De Clerck, Goedele,; Jepsen, Julie Bakken,; Lutalo-Kiingi, Sam,; McGregor, William B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Handbook
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1000 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contributors --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages --; II The structure of this book --; III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures --; 1 American Sign Language --; 2 Argentine Sign Language --; 3 Austrian Sign Language --; 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) --; 5 Cambodian Sign Language --; 6 Chinese Sign Language --; 7 Danish Sign Language --; 8 Eritrean Sign Language --; 9 Finnish Sign Language --; 10 French Sign Language --; 11 Greek Sign Language --; 12 Ha Noi Sign Language --; 13 Hai Phong Sign Language --; 14 Hausa Sign Language --; 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language --; 16 Icelandic Sign Language --; 17 Inuit Sign Language --; 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL) --; 19 Italian Sign Language --; 20 Jamaican Sign Language --; 21 Kenyan Sign Language --; 22 Konchri Sain --; 23 Kurdish Sign Language --; 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) --; 25 Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language --; 26 Modern Thai Sign Language --; 27 Norwegian Sign Language --; 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language --; 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language --; 30 Quebec Sign Language --; 31 Spanish Sign Language --; 32 Taiwan Sign Language --; 33 Ugandan Sign Language --; 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s) --; 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times --; 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language --; 37 North American Indian Sign Language --; 38 Tshaukak’ui – hunting signs of the Ts’ixa in Northern Botswana --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781614518174; 9783110700985; 9783110439687; 9783110438710
• DOI: 10.1515/9781614518174
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Julie Bakken Jepsen, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, William B. McGregor, Goedele De Clerck.

Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.