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Direct linkKusters, Annelies; Lucas, Ceil – Sign Language Studies, 2022
In a Dialogue section of the "Journal of Sociolinguistics" (vol. 26, no. 1), author pairs introduce a number of themes and debates in sign language sociolinguistics, explore why these are debates; how the debates are situated within sociolinguistics as a whole; and how spoken language sociolinguistics does or does not have similar…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Sign Language, Speech Communication, Language Variation
Peer reviewedFromkin, Victoria A. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
An examination of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) establishes beyond a doubt that ASL is a natural language distinct from English and provides insight into how the abstract cognitive system called language finds expression in the signed modality. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Language Attitudes
Peer reviewedChapin, Paul G. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
Examines the educational purposes of foreign-language requirements and asserts that the study of American Sign Language meets these goals in ways in which other "languages" (English dialects, computer languages) do not. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Degree Requirements
