Joseph C. Hill is Professor of Deaf Studies and Linguistics and Director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., USA.

Diane C. Lillo-Martin is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut, USA.

Sandra K. Wood is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and ASL Program Coordinator at the University of Southern Maine, USA.

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Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations.

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List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Phonology

Chapter 3: Morphology

Chapter 4: Syntax

Chapter 5: Modality and language

Chapter 6: Children with input from birth

Chapter 7: Contexts of later language development

Chapter 8: Home Sign systems