The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community
eBook - PDF

The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community

  1. 307 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community

About this book

This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of socio-linguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as studies of sign language variation, language contact and change, and sign language policy. Established linguistic concerns with deaf language are reexamined and redefined, and several new issues of general importance to all sociolinguists are raised and explored. This is a book which interests all sociolinguists as well as deaf professionals, teachers of the deaf, sign language interpreters, and anyone else dealing on a day-to-day basis with the everyday language choices that deaf persons must make. This is a unified collection of the best and most current empirical studies of sociolinguistic issues in the deaf community, including topics such as: - Studies of Sign Language Variation - Language contact and Change - Sign Language Policy - Language Attitudes - Sign Language Discourse Analysis

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Transcription Conventions
  7. Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1. Introduction
  10. Part 1: VARIATION AND LANGUAGE CONTACT
  11. Part II: LANGUAGE POLICY
  12. Part III: LANGUAGE ATTITUDES
  13. Part IV: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index