Cultural and Language Diversity and the Deaf Experience | 
 enlarge | Creator: Ila Parasnis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0521645654
Dewey Decimal Number: 428
EAN: 9780521645652
ASIN: 0521645654
Publication Date: August 28, 1998
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Product Description
This edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of deaf people as a culturally and linguistically distinct minority group within American society. Many educators, linguists, and researchers now favor this position, as opposed to that which states that a deaf person simply has an audiological disability. Contributors to this book include members of the deaf community, as well as prominent deaf and hearing educators and researchers. The text contains three sections, covering research on bilingualism and biculturalism, the impact of cultural and language diversity on the deaf experience, and first-hand accounts from deaf community members that highlight the emotional impact of living in the deaf and hearing worlds.
Book Description
This edited book presents an detailed analysis of the experience of deaf people as a bilingual-bicultural minority group in America. An overview of mainstream research on bilingualism and biculturalism is followed by specific research and conceptual analyses which examine the impact of cultural and language diversity on the experiences of deaf people. The book ends with poignant personal reflections from deaf community members. The contributors include prominent deaf and hearing experts in bilingualism, ASL and Deaf culture, and deaf education.
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