Review published In:
Special Issue in Memory of Irit MeirEdited by Diane Lillo-Martin, Wendy Sandler, Marie Coppola and Rose Stamp
[Sign Language & Linguistics 23:1/2] 2020
► pp. 280–285
Edited by Diane Lillo-Martin, Wendy Sandler, Marie Coppola and Rose Stamp
[Sign Language & Linguistics 23:1/2] 2020
► pp. 280–285
Book review
. Information structure in sign languages: Evidence from Russian Sign Language and Sign Language of Netherlands. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton & Ishara Press, 2019. xxiii + 284 pp. ISBN 987-1-5015-1004-5(hardcover) 978-1-5015-1686-3(ebook) € 99.95 / USD 114.99
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