| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index. |
| Contents |
SIGN LANGUAGE IN INDO-PAKISTAN; Title page; LCC page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. The Signs; CHAPTER 3. Morphology; CHAPTER 4. Syntax; CHAPTER 5. Discourse Strategies; Bibliography; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index. |
| Summary |
To find a suitable framework for the description of a previously undocumented language is all the more challenging in the case of a signed language. In this book, for the first time, an indigenous Asian sign language used in deaf communities in India and Pakistan is described on all linguistically relevant levels. This grammatical sketch aims at providing a concise yet comprehensive picture of the language. It covers a substantial part of Indopakistani Sign Language grammar. Topics discussed range from properties of individual signs to principles of discourse organization. Important aspects of. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indopakistan Sign Language.
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Indopakistan Sign Language. |
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Deaf -- India.
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Deaf. |
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India. |
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Deaf -- Pakistan.
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Pakistan. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zeshan, Ulrike. Sign language in Indo-Pakistan. Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000 (DLC) 00029783 |
| ISBN |
9789027298522 (electronic book) |
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9027298521 (electronic book) |
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9781556198571 (US ; alkaline paper) |
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1556198574 (US ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027225634 (Eur.) |
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902722563X (Eur.) |
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1556198574 (US ; alkaline paper) |
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902722563X (Eur.) |
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