Aboriginal Sign Languages of The Americas and Australia Volume 1; North America Classic Comparative Perspectives

1. THE SEMIOTIC CHARACTER OF ABORIGINAL SIGN LANGUAGES In our culture, language, especially in its spoken manifestation, is the much vaunted hallmark of humanity, the diagnostic trait of man that has made possible the creation of a civilization unknown to any other terrestrial organism. Through our...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Umiker-Sebeok, D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • of Volume 1
  • to the Study of Sign Language among the North American Indians as Illustrating the Gesture Speech of Mankind
  • A Collection of Gesture-Signs and Signals of the North American Indians with Some Comparisons
  • The Gesture Speech of Man
  • Index of Names