Bilingualism and deafness on language contact in the bilingual acquisition of sign language and written language

This book examines sociolinguistic, educational and psycholinguistic factors that shape the path to sign bilingualism in deaf individuals and contributes to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of a type of bilingualism that is neither territorial nor commonly the result of parent-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Plaza Pust, Carolina, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter 2016
[2016]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Sign languages and deaf communities ; 7.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429075906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Notation conventions for sign language examples
  • List of acronyms for sign languages
  • 1. The path toward sign bilingualism: a cross-disciplinary perspective
  • 2. Sign bilingualism: a developmental linguistics perspective
  • 3. DGS: grammatical sketch and summary of acquisition studies
  • 4. Bilingual deaf learners’ written German profiles
  • 5. Sign bilingualism as a challenge and as a resource
  • References
  • Index