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Author : Graeme D. Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781877424113
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (241 download)
Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language written by Graeme D. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rachel McKee
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 1927277302
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (272 download)
Download or read book New Zealand Sign Language written by Rachel McKee and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the country’s three official languages, New Zealand Sign Language evolved in the communities that grew from networks of Deaf children at three schools for the Deaf from the late nineteenth century. The Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language (1997) – now an invaluable online resource at nzsl.vuw.ac.nz – and the Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language (BWB, 2003) were landmarks in documenting the language. A formidable body of scholarly research lies in these volumes, driven by the Deaf Studies Research Unit at Victoria University, led first by Graeme Kennedy and later by David and Rachel McKee. Today, NZSL forms part of the curriculum in intermediate schools, and New Zealanders are increasingly familiar with the language. Drawing on her experience of both teaching and researching NZSL, Rachel McKee has developed A Reference Grammar to support all those who are learning NZSL – students, families and friends of Deaf people, school teachers, public officials. This clear account of language structure and use is illustrated with dozens of videos, drawings and photographs.
Author : Maartje De Meulder
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788924029
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)
Download or read book The Legal Recognition of Sign Languages written by Maartje De Meulder and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first ever comprehensive overview of national laws recognising sign languages, the impacts they have and the advocacy campaigns which led to their creation. It comprises 18 studies from communities across Europe, the US, South America, Asia and New Zealand. They set sign language legislation within the national context of language policies in each country and show patterns of intersection between language ideologies, public policy and deaf communities’ discourses. The chapters are grounded in a collaborative writing approach between deaf and hearing scholars and activists involved in legislative campaigns. Each one describes a deaf community’s expectations and hopes for legal recognition and the type of sign language legislation achieved. The chapters also discuss the strategies used in achieving the passage of the legislation, as well as an account of barriers confronted and surmounted (or not) in the legislative process. The book will be of interest to language activists in the fields of sign language and other minority languages, policymakers and researchers in deaf studies, sign linguistics, sociolinguistics, human rights law and applied linguistics.
Author : Jemina Napier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781862875838
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (758 download)
Download or read book Sign Language Interpreting written by Jemina Napier and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the sign language interpreting field in Australia and New Zealand, and introduces current perspectives on theoretical and practical aspects of the profession.
Author : New Zealand Sign Language Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781988541402
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (414 download)
Download or read book New Zealand Sign Language Strategy, 2018-2023 written by New Zealand Sign Language Board and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New Zealand Sign Language strategy 2018-2023 addresses the critical and ongoing need for effective language planning by the NZSL Board"--Page 4.
Author : Rachel Locker McKee
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 187724208X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (772 download)
Download or read book People of the Eye written by Rachel Locker McKee and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deaf people in New Zealand are often little known outside their own culture. People of the Eye brings their world to life in personal histories translated into English with a series of photographs of the deaf community. The storytellers are both old and young, and they reflect both the diversity and commonality of deaf experience; the painful lives of a generation brought up forbidden to use sign language contrasted with the confidence of young people using New Zealand Sign Language as they attend school and assert "deaf pride." The differences between children growing up in deaf families and those who struggle with identity as deaf children in hearing families are illuminating. These are stories of joy and sadness, confusion and resolution, and regret and optimism.
Author : Allan Bell
Publisher : Victoria University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780864734907
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Languages of New Zealand written by Allan Bell and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Kristin Mulrooney
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071601384
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)
Download or read book American Sign Language Demystified with DVD written by Kristin Mulrooney and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get your message across using your hands and your body language Want to communicate with the Deaf community but are mystified how to start? With American Sign Language Demystified you'll learn this unique visual language, and a whole new world of communication will be opened to you. At your own pace, you will learn basic grammar structures, discover the nuances of body positioning, master how to convey time, and build a useful vocabulary of signs and phrases. To help you on your way, the accompanying 100-minute DVD features in-depth demonstrations of how to make signs and create phrases and sentences as executed in American Sign Language. This fast and easy guide offers: A DVD that contains all the signs and phrases in the book as well as hundreds of additional vocabulary signs Quizzes at the end of each chapter to monitor your progress Etiquette you need to know when using ASL A helpful history of ASL Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for a more advanced student, American Sign Language Demystified will help you communicate in ASL confidently and comfortably.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Australian Sign Language (Auslan) written by Trevor Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive introduction to Auslan, exploring key aspects of its structure and use.
Author : Rachel McKee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780947518967
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (189 download)
Download or read book New Zealand Sign Language written by Rachel McKee and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the countrys three official languages, New Zealand Sign Language evolved in the communities that grew from networks of Deaf children at three schools for the Deaf from the late nineteenth century. The Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language (1997) - now an invaluable online resource at nzsl.vuw.ac.nz - and the Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language (BWB, 2003) were landmarks in documenting the language. A formidable body of scholarly research lies in these volumes, driven by the Deaf Studies Research Unit at Victoria University, led first by Graeme Kennedy and later by David and Rachel McKee. Today, NZSL forms part of the curriculum in intermediate schools, and New Zealanders are increasingly familiar with the language. Drawing on her experience of both teaching and researching NZSL, Rachel McKee has developed A Reference Grammar to support all those who are learning NZSL - students, families and friends of Deaf people, school teachers, public officials. This clear account of language structure and use is illustrated with dozens of videos, drawings and photographs.
Author : Allan Bell
Publisher : Victoria University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781853590825
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)
Download or read book New Zealand Ways of Speaking English written by Allan Bell and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the sociolinguistics and pragmatics of New Zealand English. The book details the structure and use of NZ English in a range of different social and regional contexts. Topics covered include the question of a New Zealand pidgin, changes in attitude to NZ English and differences in New Zealand women's and men's speech.
Author : Nora Ellen GROCE
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674037952
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book EVERYONE HERE SPOKE SIGN LANGUAGE written by Nora Ellen GROCE and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth, the population of Martha’s Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness. In stark contrast to the experience of most deaf people in our own society, the Vineyarders who were born deaf were so thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community that they were not seen—and did not see themselves—as handicapped or as a group apart. Deaf people were included in all aspects of life, such as town politics, jobs, church affairs, and social life. How was this possible? On the Vineyard, hearing and deaf islanders alike grew up speaking sign language. This unique sociolinguistic adaptation meant that the usual barriers to communication between the hearing and the deaf, which so isolate many deaf people today, did not exist.
Author : Anne Baker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267340
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book The Linguistics of Sign Languages written by Anne Baker and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How different are sign languages across the world? Are individual signs and signed sentences constructed in the same way across these languages? What are the rules for having a conversation in a sign language? How do children and adults learn a sign language? How are sign languages processed in the brain? These questions and many more are addressed in this introductory book on sign linguistics using examples from more than thirty different sign languages. Comparisons are also made with spoken languages. This book can be used as a self-study book or as a text book for students of sign linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary, some test-yourself questions and assignments, as well as a list of recommended texts for further reading. The book is accompanied by a website containing assignments, video clips and links to web resources.
Author : Diane Brentari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107113474
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Sign Language Phonology written by Diane Brentari and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys key findings and ideas in sign language phonology, exploring the crucial areas in phonology to which sign language studies has contributed.
Author : Ulrike Zeshan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501503324
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Semantic Fields in Sign Languages written by Ulrike Zeshan and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typological studies require a broad range of linguistic data from a variety of countries, especially developing nations whose languages are under-researched. This is especially challenging for investigations of sign languages, because there are no existing corpora for most of them, and some are completely undocumented. To examine three cross-linguistically fruitful semantic fields in sign languages from a typological perspective for the first time, a detailed questionnaire was generated and distributed worldwide through emails, mailing lists, websites and the newsletter of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). This resulted in robust data on kinship, colour and number in 32 sign languages across the globe, 10 of which are revealed in depth within this volume. These comprise languages from Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesian sign language varieties, which are rarely studied. Like other volumes in this series, this book will be illuminative for typologists, students of linguistics and deaf studies, lecturers, researchers, interpreters, and sign language users who travel internationally.
Author : Kristin Snoddon
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 180041076X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Critical Perspectives on Plurilingualism in Deaf Education written by Kristin Snoddon and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first edited international volume focused on critical perspectives on plurilingualism in deaf education, which encompasses education in and out of schools and across the lifespan. The book provides a critical overview and snapshot of the use of sign languages in education for deaf children today and explores contemporary issues in education for deaf children such as bimodal bilingualism, translanguaging, teacher education, sign language interpreting and parent sign language learning. The research presented in this book marks a significant development in understanding deaf children's language use and provides insights into the flexibility and pragmatism of young deaf people and their families’ communicative practices. It incorporates the views of young deaf people and their parents regarding their language use that are rarely visible in the research to date.
Author : Marianne Collins-Ahlgren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Aspects of New Zealand Sign Language written by Marianne Collins-Ahlgren and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
