Analysing Sign Language Poetry

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

AvR. Sutton-Spence,Dr Sutton-Spence, Rachel

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This new study is a major contribution to sign language study and to literature generally, looking at the complex grammatical, phonological and morphological systems of sign language linguistic structure and their role in sign language poetry and performance.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-11-12
Mått140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt368 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor265
Upplaga2005
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230217096

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RACHEL SUTTON-SPENCE is Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. She researches and teaches on sign language linguistics and the social context of sign languages as well as on sign language poetry. She is the co-author (with Bencie Woll) of The Linguistics of British Sign Language, which won the British Association of Applied Linguistics award and the Deaf Nation Award in 1999. PADDY LADD is Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.GILLIAN RUDD is a Senior Lecturer in the School of English at Liverpool University, UK.

Acknowledgements Preface Some General Points about Sign Languages What is Sign Language Poetry? Repetition In Sign Language Poetry Symmetry and Balance Neologisms Ambiguity Themes in Sign Poetry Metaphor and Allusion The Poem and Performance Blended Sign Language Poetry and Spoken Language The Hang Glider Trio Five Senses and Three Queens Afterword by; Paddy Ladd Appendix: Texts of Poems Notes Bibliography Index