II The structure of this book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Contents xv
6. I Introduction: Sign Languages, with an Emphasis on Languages 1
7. II The structure of this book 21
8. III Sign Languages of the World: Facts and figures 23
9. Part I: Deaf Sign Languages
10. 1 American Sign Language 31
11. 2 Argentine Sign Language 71
12. 3 Austrian Sign Language 105
13. 4 Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) 129
14. 5 Cambodian Sign Language 159
15. 6 Chinese Sign Language 177
16. 7 Danish Sign Language 195
17. 8 Eritrean Sign Language 235
18. 9 Finnish Sign Language 253
19. 10 French Sign Language 273
20. 11 Greek Sign Language 317
21. 12 Ha Noi Sign Language 335
22. 13 Hai Phong Sign Language 351
23. 14 Hausa Sign Language 361
24. 15 Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language 391
25. 16 Icelandic Sign Language 409
26. 17 Inuit Sign Language 431
27. 18 Irish Sign Language (ISL) 449
28. 19 Italian Sign Language 473
29. 20 Jamaican Sign Language 511
30. 21 Kenyan Sign Language 529
31. 22 Konchri Sain 553
32. 23 Kurdish Sign Language 567
33. 24 Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) 583
34. 25 Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language 607
35. 26 Modern Thai Sign Language 629
36. 27 Norwegian Sign Language 649
37. 28 Original Bangkok Sign Language 677
38. 29 Original Chiang Mai Sign Language 687
39. 30 Quebec Sign Language 701
40. 31 Spanish Sign Language 729
41. 32 Taiwan Sign Language 771
42. 33 Ugandan Sign Language 811
43. Part II: Alternate Sign Languages
44. 34 Arandic Alternate Sign Language(s) 843
45. 35 Monastic Sign Language from Medieval to Modern Times 871
46. 36 The Old English Monastic Sign Language 901
47. 37 North American Indian Sign Language 911
48. 38 Tshaukak’ui – hunting signs of the Ts’ixa in Northern Botswana 933
49. Index 955