Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of tables IX
4. List of figures XI
5. Acknowledgements XV
6. List of informants XVII
7. Transcription conventions XVIII
8. Abbreviations for sign languages XX
9. Map of Indonesia XXI
10. 1 Introduction 1
11. Part I: Background and research design
12. 2 Analysing variation in sign language 9
13. 3 A sociohistorical overview of the sign community 29
14. 4 Research design and ethical considerations 77
15. Part II: Typological and sociolinguistic analysis
16. 5 The grammatical domain of completion 123
17. 6 The grammatical domain of negation 173
18. 7 Accounting for variation in Indonesian Sign Language 245
19. Part III: Placing findings in the community context
20. 8 Integrating the perspectives of sign community members 275
21. Appendix 1 – The naming and delineation of sign languages 303
22. Appendix 2 – Coding scheme for completion and negation 305
23. Bibliography 309
24. Index of signs in the text 335
25. Language index 339
26. Subject Index 341