Book Description
The first comprehensive introduction to Auslan, exploring key aspects of its structure and use.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The first comprehensive introduction to Auslan, exploring key aspects of its structure and use.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139459635
This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar (how sentences are structured), phonology (the building blocks of signs), morphology (the structure of signs), lexicon (vocabulary), semantics (how meaning is created), and discourse (how Auslan is used in context). The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan, and show how Auslan is related to other sign languages, such as those used in Britain, the USA and New Zealand. Complete with clear illustrations of the signs in use and useful further reading lists, this is an ideal resource for anyone interested in Auslan, as well as those seeking a clear, general introduction to sign language linguistics.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN : 9780511438875
Author : Trevor A. Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Australian Sign Language
ISBN : 9780949050137
This book is a beginner's pocket dictionary of Australian Sign Language (Auslan). It features: easy to use alphabetical organization of Auslan ; English translations of Auslan signs ; 500 illustrations of signs with arrows showing movement ; detailed descriptions of how to produce each sign ; background information on Auslan ; examples of variation in Auslan ; fingerspelling and number sign charts ; handshape reference chart.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Australian Sign Language
ISBN : 9780731650170
Author : Jackie Durnin
Publisher : Australian Baby Hands
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Auslan
ISBN : 0975755803
What is your crying baby trying to tell you? Discover how to use basic sign language to unlock your baby's mind, in less than 10 minutes a day.
Author : Lee Bilby
Publisher : Bilby Publishing & Consult
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 32,44 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1921391537
This series of books are designed to be used to help you learn signs under a category, and then use those signs in your daily life.
Author : Jihong Wang
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000374262
This book examines conference-level simultaneous interpreting from a signed language into a spoken language, drawing on Auslan (Australian Sign Language)-to-English simultaneous interpretation data to explore the skills, knowledge, strategies, and cognitive abilities needed for effective interpretations in this language direction. As simultaneous interpreting from a spoken language into a signed language is the widely accepted norm within the field of signed language interpreting, to date little has been written on simultaneous interpreting in the other language direction. In an attempt to bridge this gap, Wang conducts microanalysis of an experimental corpus of Auslan-to-English simultaneous interpretations in a mock conference setting to investigate different dimensions of quality assessment, interpreting strategies, cognitive load, and the interpreting process itself. The focus on conference-level simultaneous interpreting not only allows for insights into the impact of signed language variation on the signed-to-spoken language simultaneous interpreting process but also sheds light on the unique demands of conference settings such as the requirement of using a formal register. Acting as a bridge between spoken language interpreting studies and signed language interpreting studies and highlighting implications for future research on simultaneous interpreting of other language combinations (spoken and signed), this book will be of interest to scholars in translation and interpreting studies as well as active practitioners in these fields.
Author : Trevor Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Australian Sign Language
ISBN :
Signs of Australia: a new dictionary of Auslan.
Author : Keith Allan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 16,3 MB
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9811564302
This book explores the dynamics of language changes from sociolinguistic and historical linguistic perspectives. With in-depth case studies from all around the world, it uses diverse approaches across sociolinguistics and historical linguistics to answer questions such as: How and why do language changes begin?; how do language changes spread?; and how can they ultimately be explained? Each chapter explores a different component of language change, including typology, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, lexicology, discourse strategies, diachronic change, synchronic change, how the deafblind modify sign language, and the accommodation of language to song. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of language change over time, simultaneously advancing current research and suggesting new directions in sociolinguistic and historical linguistic approaches.