@article{347938,
      recid = {347938},
      author = {Davis, Jeffrey Edward,},
      title = {Hand talk : sign language among American Indian nations /},
      publisher = {Cambridge University Press,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {xxix, 244 p. :},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {"American Indian nations of the Great Plains and cultural  groups bordering this geographic area spoke so many  different languages that verbal communication between them  was difficult. As extensive trade networks developed and  political alliances became necessary, an elegant language  of the hands developed that cut across spoken language  barriers. Though now endangered, this sign language  continues to serve a vital role in traditional  storytelling, rituals, legends, prayers, conversational  narratives, and as a primary language of American Indians  who are deaf. This volume contains the most current  descriptions of all levels of the language from phonology  to discourse, as well as comparisons with other sign  languages. This is the first work of its kind to be  produced in more than a century, and is intended for  students of sign language as well as those wishing to learn  more about American Indian languages and cultures"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/347938},
}