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Methods in Sign Language Studies: A Practical Guide
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Pfau, Roland; Steinbach, Markus; Woll, Bencie, eds. (2012).
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Orfanidou, Eleni; Woll, Bencie; Morgan, Gary, eds. (2015).
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Sign language: the study of deaf people and their language
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