The Organization and Use of Providence Island Sign Language.

Washabaugh, William

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ERIC Number: EJ217977

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1980

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The Organization and Use of Providence Island Sign Language.

Washabaugh, William

Sign Language Studies, v26 p65-92 Spr 1980

Discusses the ways in which the lexical items, grammatical code, and the uses of the vernacular sign language, Providence Sign Language (PSL), are interdependent and based on content rather than on an arbitrary, internally defined system. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Grammar, Language Patterns, Sign Language, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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