The strong predominance of right-handedness appears to be a uniquely human
characteristic, whereas the left-cerebral dominance for vocalization occurs in many species …

What is Linguistics? How do languages work? Why is this important? Answering these
questions and more, Linguistics: An Introduction covers all the key topics that you will need …

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 …

This book shows how the generative approach to linguistics may be used to understand how
languages change. Generative diachronic syntax has developed since the inception of the …

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a
league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary …

Following Slobin et al.(2001), I prefer to use the term polycomponential verb to refer to this
category of signs rather than alternatives such as classifier predicate or polymorphemic …

This is a study of the interaction of phonology with syntax, and, to some extent, with
meaning, in a natural sign language. It adopts the theory of prosodic phonology (Nespor & …

The capacity for language constitutes a cornerstone of human cognition and distinguishes
our species from other animals. Research in the cognitive sciences has demonstrated that …

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which
received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew …

Verb agreement in sign languages (illustrated here by Israeli Sign Language, ISL) seems to
differ greatly from that of spoken languages, as it seems to be thematically oriented and is …