Recent Perspectives on American Sign Language

by Harlan L. Lane (Editor), Francois Grosjean (Editor)

Overview

Published in 1989, Recent Perspectives on American Sign Language is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134991761
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/29/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	565 KB

About the Author

Francois Grosjean, Harlan L. Lane

Table of Contents

Preface, 1 Introductory: Myths About American Sign Language, 2 Linguistic: The Linguistic Description of American Sign Language, 3Psycholinguistic: Psycholinguistics of Sign Language, 4. Developmental: The Acquisition of Sign Language, 5. Neurolinguistic: Cerebral Asymmetry for Sign Language: Clinical and Experimental Evidence, 6. Sociolinguistic: Some Sociolinguistic Aspects of French and American Sign Languages, 7. Historical: A Chronology of the Oppression of Sign Language in France and the United States, Author Index, Subject Index