Publications

Publication details [#12880]

Kendon, Adam. 1998. Alternative Sign Languages. In Mey, Jacob L. The concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics. Elsevier. pp. 15–18.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

language for special purposes | pragmatics | sign language

Language as a subject

Sign Language, Australian Aboriginal | Sign Language, Monastic | Sign Language, Native American Indian

Annotation

"Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics" entry on sign languages designed for special purposes (e.g. in ritual).