Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community: Volume 18

by Joseph Christopher Hill

In a diverse signing community, it is not unusual to encounter a wide variety of expression in the types of signs used by different people. Perceptions of signing proficiency often vary within the community, however. Conventional wisdom intimates that those who learned at an early age at home or in school know true standard American Sign Language, while those who learned ASL later in life or use contact or coded signs are considered to be less...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563685450
• ISBN13: 9781563685453
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"