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This 1988 book was the first full-length study ever to be published on the subject of sign language as a means of communication among Australian Aborigines. Bas
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In this book, an Australian Aboriginal sign language used by Indigenous people in the North East Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) is described on the level of s
Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
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This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explor
Sign Languages in Village Communities
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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
A World of Indigenous Languages
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Authors: Teresa L. McCarty
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Spanning Indigenous settings in Africa, the Americas, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, Central Asia and the Nordic countries, this book examines the multifacete