Urban and rural sign language in India
Urban and rural sign language in India
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印度城乡手语
作者：
Jill Jepson
摘要 对印度城市和农村聋人手语进行了比较。两种语言的结构都是为了有效沟通而设计的，但为了适应不同的社会语言环境而发展得不同。城市形态主要通过诉诸共同的语言代码来传递信息；农村形式主要依靠公共非语言知识。两种语言都根据各自的环境采用了有效且适当的手段。探讨了语言使用和结构之间的关系。 （手语、耳聋、印度）
ABSTRACT A comparison is presented of Indian urban and rural sign languages of the deaf. The structures of both languages are designed for efficient communication but have developed differently in response to different sociolinguistic environments. The urban form transmits information primarily by means of appeal to a shared linguistic code; the rural form mainly by appeal to communal nonlinguistic knowledge. Both languages employ effective and appropriate means given their environments. The relationship between language usage and structure is explored. (Sign language, deafness, India)