Foreign Vocabulary in Sign Languages: A Cross-Linguistic Investigation of Word Formation (Hardcover)

Contents: D. Brentari, Introduction: Borrowed Elements in Sign Languages: A Window on Word Formation. P.B. Braem, Functions of the Mouthing Component in the Signing of Deaf Early and Late Learners of Swiss German Sign Language. M. Brennan, Making Borrowings Work in British Sign Language. D. Brentari, C.A. Padden, Native and Foreign Vocabulary in American Sign Language: A Lexicon With Multiple Origins. N. Hoiting, D.I. Slobin, Typological and Modality Constraints on Borrowing: Examples From the Sign Language of The Netherlands. C. Miller, The Adaptation of Loan Words in Quebec Sign Language: Multiple Sources, Multiple Processes.