Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover

This book presents the first ever comprehensive overview of national laws recognising sign languages, the impacts they have and the advocacy campaigns which led

What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findi

The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.