The Sociolinguistics of Ethiopian Sign Language: A Study of Language Use and Attitudes Volume 23

by Eyasu Hailu Tamene

Ethiopian Sign Language (EthSL) emerged relatively recently; its development is closely tied to the establishment of the first school for deaf students in Addis Ababa by American missionaries in 1963. Today, EthSL is used by more than a million members of the Ethiopian Deaf community, but it remains an under-researched language. In this work, Eyasu Hailu Tamene presents a groundbreaking study of EthSL that touches on multiple aspects of Deaf people's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944838066
• ISBN13: 9781944838065
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"