Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface IX
4. List of abbreviations XI
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 The handshape phonology of Shanghai Sign Language 35
7. 3 Phonological analysis of position, orientation and movement of signs 91
8. 4 Sign language syllables: Evidence and characteristics 137
9. 5 The syllable structure of Shanghai Sign Language 171
10. 6 The suprasegmental functions of non-manual features in Shanghai Sign Language 239
11. 7 Phonological processes in Shanghai Sign Language 297
12. 8 The phonological analysis of prosody in Shanghai Sign Language 329
13. 9 Conclusion 353
14. Appendix I: Selected SHSL signs 357
15. Appendix II: The 61 surface handshapes of SHSL 367
16. Appendix III: The handshapes of Chinese pinyin 371
17. References 373
18. Index 389