Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they're the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this book, the authors compare sign languages with spoken languages, in order to seek their share…
"A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language is an introduction to sign language linguistics using Israeli Sign Language (ISL) as the model. The book, which assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics or sign language, offers a detailed description of this young, relat…
Sign language: an international handbook
by Pfau, Roland, Woll, Bencie, Steinbach, Markus
"This book is intended in part to provide linguists and cognitive scientists who do not know sign language with a point of entry into the study of sign language phonology. At the same time, it presents a comprehensive theory of American Sign Language (ASL) phonology, while revie…
