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The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Ceil Lucas
ISBN-13: 9780521794749, ISBN-10: 0521794749
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: October 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Ceil Lucas

Ceil Lucas is Professor of Linguistics at Gallaudet University. She is the co-author (with Clayton Valli) of The Linguistics of ASL, and of Language Contact in the American Deaf Community (also with Clayton Valli), both published in 1992.

Book Synopsis

An accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities.

Table of Contents

List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface and acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
1Introduction1
2Multilingualism: The global approach to sign languages8
3Bilingualism and language contact33
4Sociolinguistic variation61
5Discourse analysis112
6Language planning and policy145
7Language attitudes181
Bibliography217
Index249

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