New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.

Completely reorganized to reflect the growing intricacy of the study of ASL linguistics, the 5th edition presents 26 units in seven parts, including new section

Now, deaf students, hearing students in Deaf studies programs, and students in interpreter training programs will find all they need to understand the structure

The standard introduction on ASL structure, now expanded with more information on linguistic fundamentals.

Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Si