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Development of sign languages and of Greek Sign Language (GSL)
Authors: Sapountzaki, Galini
Chaleftira, Katerina
Rontogianni, Anthoula
Reviewer: Thoma, Ralia
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Abstract:
Sign Languages (SLs) are natural, fully functional communication systems; their sociolinguistic features are similar to those of minority languages. In this chapter, the historical development of SLs is described using relevant evidence available, with a special focus on Greek Sign Languages (GSL).
Linguistic Editors: Iordanidou, Dossy
Graphic Editors: Goulas, Theodore
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 17-01-2025
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/14380
Bibliographic Reference: Sapountzaki, G., Chaleftira, K., & Rontogianni, A. (2025). Development of sign languages and of Greek Sign Language (GSL) [Chapter]. In Sapountzaki, G., Chaleftira, K., & Rontogianni, A. 2025. Short Description of Greek Sign Language [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/14380
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Short Description of Greek Sign Language
Version: V. 0.1
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions