Variation in Indonesian Sign Language: A Typological and Sociolinguistic Analysis

✍ Scribed by Nick Palfreyman

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 370
Series: Sign Language Typology [SLT] 8
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book examines the linguistic and social factors behind variation in Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO). It presents a detailed comparison of two varieties of Indonesian Sign Language for the grammatical domains of completion and negation. Using a corpus of spontaneous data collected from signers in the cities of Solo (Java) and Makassar (Sulawesi), the target domains are analyzed, using typological approach and quantitative analysis.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgements
List of informants
Transcription conventions
Abbreviations for sign languages
Map of Indonesia
1 Introduction
Part I: Background and research design
2 Analysing variation in sign language
3 A sociohistorical overview of the sign community
4 Research design and ethical considerations
Part II: Typological and sociolinguistic analysis
5 The grammatical domain of completion
6 The grammatical domain of negation
7 Accounting for variation in Indonesian Sign Language
Part III: Placing findings in the community context
8 Integrating the perspectives of sign community members
Appendix 1 – The naming and delineation of sign languages
Appendix 2 – Coding scheme for completion and negation
Bibliography
Index of signs in the text
Language index
Subject Index

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