ABSTRACT
Linguistic study of Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) began in the 1990s with James Woodward (1993). Since then, research on the linguistic properties of HKSL at different linguistic levels has been flourishing. In this chapter, we will first provide an account of the historical development of HKSL. Discussion will center upon the emergence of HKSL in the late 1930s and how it has evolved until today. The second part of the chapter focuses on the descriptions of HKSL at the level of phonology, morphology and syntax.
