Many Ways to be Deaf (Hardcover, New)

Many Ways to Be Deaf presents an unmatched collection of in-depth articles about linguistic diversity in Deaf communities on five continents. Twenty-four international scholars have contributed their findings from studying Deaf communities in Japan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Nicaragua, and the United States. Sixteen chapters consider the various antecedents of each country's native signed language, taking into account the historical background for their development and also the effects of foreign influences and changes in philosophies by the larger, dominant hearing societies. The remarkable range of topics include the evolution of British fingerspelling traced back to the 17th century; the comparison of Swiss German Sign Language with Rhaeto-Romansch, another Swiss minority language; the analysis of seven signed languages described in Thailand and how they differ in relation to their distance from isolated Deaf communities to urban centers; the vaulting development of a nascent sign language in Nicaragua, and much more.

General

Imprint:	Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	May 2003
Authors:	Kentaro Nakamura
Dimensions:	267 x 182 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	337
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-56368-135-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) > Audiology & otology
LSN:	1-56368-135-8
Barcode:	9781563681356

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