Understanding International Sign: A Sociolinguistic Study

In Understanding International Sign, Lori A. Whynot examines International Sign (IS) to determine the extent to which signers from different countries comprehend it. She focuses exclusively on expository lecture IS used in conference settings and presents the first empirical research on its effectiveness for communicating rich information to diverse audience members.
International Sign is regarded as a lingua franca that is employed by deaf people to communicate with other deaf people who d...