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Sign Language & Linguistics
Vol. 24:1 (2021) ► pp. 87–96
Book review

Diane Brentari. 2019. Sign language phonology

Diane Brentari. Sign language phonology
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2019. xvii + 333 pp. ISBN 9781107113473 (hardcover) / 9781108761925 (e-book) € 100.00 / USD 125.00 (hardback) € 70.00 / USD 110.00 (e-book)

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| Leiden University , The Netherlands
Article outline
  • Contents and structure
  • Perspective and audience
  • Contributions and gaps
  • Missing data: Phonological grammars & typology
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 08 December 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00056.mor
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