Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities

by Lucas, Ceil

• ISBN13: 9781563680366
• ISBN10: 156368036X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Gallaudet Univ Pr

Summary

The first volume in the newSociolinguistics in Deaf Communities seriespresents a rich collection of essays showcasing the breadth and depth of this exciting discipline. Topics of inquiry in the premiere volume include fingerspelling in Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) in Quebec, Canada; language used by a Navajo family with deaf children; language policy, classroom practice, and multiculturalism in deaf education; aspects of American Sign Language (ASL) discourse and of Filipino Sign Language discourse; and the nature and role of rhetorical language in Deaf social movements. Among the noted contributors are Dominique Machabee, Arlene Blumenthal-Kelly, Jeffrey Davis, Melanie Metzger, Samuel Supalla, Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Liza B. Martinez, Kathy Jankowski, and also Ceil Lucas. Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communitiesaffords an invaluable opportunity to assess up-to-date information on sign language linguistics worldwide and its impact on policy and planning in education, interaction with spoken languages, interpreting, and the issues of empowerment.

Table of Contents

Editorial Advisory Board
Contributors
Introduction
Variation
Sociolinguistic Variation in ASL: The Case of Deaf	p. 3
Language Contact
Description and Status of Initialized Signs in Quebec Sign Language	p. 29
Fingerspelling Interaction: A Set of Deaf Parents and Their Deaf Daughter	p. 62
Multilingualism
A Sociolinguistic Description of Sign Language Use in a Navajo Family	p. 77
Language Policy and Planning
Politics and Language: American Sign Language and English in Deaf Education	p. 109
Language and Learning in A Deaf Education Classroom: Practice and Paradox	p. 164
Communication and Language Use in Spanish-Speaking Families with Deaf Children	p. 221
Discourse Analysis
Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action in American Sign Language	p. 255
Turn-Taking and Eye Gaze in Sign Conversations Between Deaf Filipinos	p. 272
Empowerment from Within: The Deaf Social Movement Providing a Framework for a Multicultural Society	p. 307
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