Talking hands : what sign language reveals about the mind / Margalit Fox.
| Author/creator | Fox, Margalit |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2007. |
| Description | viii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- 1. In the village of the deaf -- 2. "What is this wonderful language?" -- 3. The road to Al-Sayyid -- 4. Th sign-language instinct -- 5. Starry night -- 6. The atoms of sign -- 7. The house of blue roses -- 8. Everyone here speaks sign language -- 9. Hyssop -- 10. The web of words -- 11. The house built from the second story down -- 12. Grammar in midair -- 13. Hassan's house -- 14. A sign in mind -- 15. The house of twenty children -- 16. The signing brain -- 17. In a wet place -- Afterword : It takes a village -- A note on sources -- References -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-304) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007017624 |
| ISBN | 9780743247122 |
| ISBN | 0743247124 |
| ISBN | 9780743247139 (pbk.) : |
| ISBN | 0743247132 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P117 .F69 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |