| Unit name | Advanced Sign Linguistics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DEAFM1017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Sutton-Spence |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Centre for Deaf Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will explore areas such as phonology, lexical expansion and language typology beyond the essential introductory level. It will introduce cognitive linguistic approaches to understanding sign languages, in discussion of the relationship between language and gesture and the role of metaphor in sign languages. As well as exploring the neurolinguistic basis for sign languages, it will consider applied topics such as language learning and acquisition, language testing and language planning.
