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The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These

Biographical note: Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, University of Central Lancashire, UK.

This volume is the first to bring together researchers studying a range of different types of emerging sign languages in the Americas, and their relationship to

Documents life in a remote Bedouin village in Israel whose residents communicate through a unique method of sign language used by both hearing and non-hearing c

Explores current efforts to record, collect and archive endangered languages which are in danger of falling silent.