Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Signed Languages
2. Signed Language Communities
3. Phonetics and Phonology in Signed Languages
4. Packaging Meaning in Signs and Constructions in Signed Languages
5. Signed Language Discourse
6. Signs of Change
7. Language Acquisition in the Visual Modality
8. Deaf Communities are Multilingual Communities
Appendix of Signed Languages
Glossary
Index
Biography
Erin Wilkinson is Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. She currently serves as co-editor of Sign Language Studies and Cambridge Elements in Sign Languages. Her research is published in Humanity & Society, Cognition, Sign Language Studies, Maternal and Child Health Journal, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
Jill P. Morford is Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. She co-edited the volume Language Acquisition by Eye, and has published in Frontiers in Psychology, Cognition, Cognitive Linguistics, Maternal and Child Health Journal, and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
Understanding Signed Languages is a valuable textbook that comprehensively covers all the topics necessary for students studying signed languages. It presents the information in an easy-to-understand manner.
Professor Johanna Mesch, Stockholm University, Sweden
