New Brazilian Sign Language Dictionary based on new Cognitive Neurosciences Paradigm now available

[Fernando Capovilla]

Dear colleagues,

I am writing to communicate that the monumental NOVO DEIT-LIBRAS:
ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF BRAZILIAN SIGN LANGUAGE BASED ON
COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES (2.460 pages, 2 volumes,
hardcover, paper chamois fine dunas, font bookman old style 7-8) has been
finally released by The University of Sao Paulo Press. It brings 9,828
independent sign entries, 14,000 Portuguese glosses, 60,000 English glosses.

Each sign entry provides a sign form illustration, a sign form description
(on both cheremic and morphemic levels), a SignWriting rendition, a sign
meaning illustration, a sign meaning description, the Portuguese gloss
written both in alphabet and digital spelling, the English gloss, grammar
classification, an example of usage in a phrase, description of sign
morphological structure, description of sign iconicity (how meaning inspires
form), sign geographical validity (the Brazilian states in which each sign
is valid and currently used - there is a total of 23,850 geographical
references for all Brazilian regions).


In addition to that NOVO DEIT-LIBRAS: ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF
BRAZILIAN SIGN LANGUAGE BASED ON COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE
NEUROSCIENCES brings several special chapters:
1) a chapter that teaches how to read and write Brazilian Sign Language
signs using SignWriting,

2) a chapter on Brazilian Sign Morphology that fully explains and
illustrates 34 molecular metaphorical morphemes that combinate to generate
982 signs, and 595 molar metaphorical morphemes,

3) a chapter on the neuropsycholinguistics processes involved in the
scientific behavior of analyzing sign morphological structure
4) a chapter explaining the theoretical bases of the new paradigm of sign
lexicography based on Cognitive Neurosciences that has been used to generate
our NOVO DEIT-LIBRAS: ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF BRAZILIAN SIGN
LANGUAGE BASED ON COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES
The NOVO DEIT-LIBRAS: ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF BRAZILIAN SIGN
LANGUAGE BASED ON COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES can be
ordered via the site below.

http://www.edusp.com.br/detlivro.asp?id=31411786

Because production has been subsidized by government, we managed to make
this ground-breaking dictionary incredibly affordable. The regular cover
price would be about R$ 800,00. However, it is being offered for only R$
220,00. In addition, Brazilian teachers are entitled to purchase it for just
R$ 110,00.
Our old ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED BRAZILIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY
(Capovilla & Raphael, 2001) has been distributed to 70,000 Brazilian deaf
children. Now our purpose is to distribute our brand new NOVO DEIT-LIBRAS:
ENCYCLOPEDIC ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF BRAZILIAN SIGN LANGUAGE BASED ON
COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES (Capovilla, Raphael,
Mauricio, 2009) to each and every Brazilian deaf child. There are 6 million
deaf and hard of hearing people in this country, and we would love reaching
each and everyone of them, giving them a hand as a sign of love for what
they are and hope for a better future. I am counting on you, friends and
colleagues, to spread the good word and the good sign about this good news.

Thank you.

Fernando Capovilla

http://www.edusp.com.br/detlivro.asp?id=31411786
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