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Describes a unique case of sign language that served as an international language among numerous Native American nations not sharing a common spoken language. The book contains the most current descriptions of all levels of the language from phonology to discourse, as well as comparisons with other sign languages.
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Hand Talk, Jeffrey Davis, Peter Desberg
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Hand Talk
- Subtitle
- Sign Language among American Indian Nations
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jeffrey Davis, Peter Desberg
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 274
- ISBN10
- 0521690307
- ISBN13
- 9780521690300
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, USA, American Literature, Linguistics, Native Americans, Indigenous Tribes, Sociolinguistics, Sign Language
- Description
- Describes a unique case of sign language that served as an international language among numerous Native American nations not sharing a common spoken language. The book contains the most current descriptions of all levels of the language from phonology to discourse, as well as comparisons with other sign languages.