Part I. The Geometry of Visual Phonology: 1. Sign and speech
2. Visual phonology
3. A guide to the thesis
Part II. Hand Prism: 1. 'Traditional' sign parameters
2. Hands that move
3. Handshape
4. Hand orientation
Part III. Signing Space: 1. Local signing space
2. Global signing space
3. Discourse signing space
4. The hand in the signing space
5. Signing spaces, locations, and orientations
Part IV. The Transition Unit: 1. Change in location
2. Change in handshape
3. Change in orientation
4. Moving on
Part V. The Cell: 1. Simple signs
2. Agreement verbs
3. Transition unit and cell
Part VI. Segment and Syllable: 1. Consonants, vowels, and syllables
2. Segments and features
3. Feature geometry and segments
Part VII. A Different Mode: 1. The geometry of visual phonology
2. The phonology of visual geometry
3. Segment, syllable, unit transition, and cell
4. Universal phonology.