This study looks at the complex grammatical, phonological and morphological systems of sign language linguistic structure and their role in sign language poetry and performance. Chapters deal with repetition and rhyme, symmetry and balance, neologisms, am

Analysing Sign Language Poetry

Literature & Fiction

Sutton-Spence, Rachel

History & Criticism

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Linguistics of British Sign Language: An Introduction

This is the first textbook dealing specifically with British sign linguistics. It provides essential support for learners of British Sign Language and others interested in the structure and use of BSL, and assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics and sign language. Technical terms and linguistic jargon are kept to a minimum. The book contains over three hundred illustrations and an index of signs and sign phrases. There are also exercises and a reading list for further independent study.

Politics & Social Sciences

Woll, Bencie

Sociology

Cambridge University Press

This is the first textbook dealing specifically with British sign linguistics. It provides essential support for learners of British Sign Language and others interested in the structure and use of BSL, and assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics and sign language. Technical terms and linguistic jargon are kept to a minimum. The book contains over three hundred illustrations and an index of signs and sign phrases. There are also exercises and a reading list for further independent study.

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Creative Sign Language (Elements in Sign Languages)

This is an accessible and comprehensive sign language textbook with an international frame of reference, designed for students and teachers in the global Deaf community. Based on years of experience teaching sign language and deaf studies at undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels, it grants readers access to a vibrant creative heritage.

Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity

Kaneko, Michiko

Bloomsbury Academic

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Sutton-Spence, Rachel. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Sutton-Spence, Rachel