Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality. The major goa

This text is the result of work discussed and presented at the Workshop on Classifier Constructions. It aims to bring to light issues related to the study of cl

The discovery of the importance of sign language in the deaf community is very recent indeed. This book provides a study of the communication and culture of dea

Superior to any other book on the subject that I have seen. I can see it being used as a class text or reference for current theory in sign language phonology.C

Almost all languages have some ways of categorizing nouns. Languages of South-East Asia have classifiers used with numerals, while most Indo-European languages