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Simplified signs : a manual sign-communication system for special populations…
Simplified Signs presents a system of manual sign communication intended for special populations who have had limited success mastering spoken or full sign languages. It is the culmination of over twenty years of research and development by the authors. The Simplified Sign System has been developed and tested for ease of sign comprehension, memorization, and formation by limiting the complexity…
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- 9781783749256
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- xxiv; 650 pg.
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- 419 SIM s
Pragmatic approaches to drama : studies in communication on the ancient stage
This volume collects papers on pragmatic perspectives on ancient theatre. Scholars working on literature, linguistics, theatre will find interesting insights on verbal and non-verbal uses of language in ancient Greek and Roman Drama. Comedies and tragedies spanning from the 5th century B.C.E. to the 1st century C.E. are investigated in terms of im/politeness, theory of mind, interpersonal pragm…
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- 9789004440265
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- XIII, 496 p.
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- The Language of Classical Literature, 32
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- 882.009 PRA p
Integrating gestures : the interdisciplinary nature of gesture
Gestures convey information about culture, discourse, thought, intentionality, emotion, intersubjectivity, cognition, and first and second language acquisition. Additionally, they are used by non-human primates to communicate with their peers and with humans. Consequently, the modern field of gesture studies has attracted researchers from a number of different disciplines such as anthropology, …
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- 9789027287205
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- 372p. : ill.
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- 808.5 INT i
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