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Peer reviewedLane, Harlan – Sign Language Studies, 1988
By describing the paternalism inherent in the parallels between the history of Burundi and that of deaf people, a letter to a woman in Burundi with five deaf children attempts to persuade her to allow her youngest to further her education in the United States. (LMO)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Colonialism, Cultural Isolation, Deafness
Peer reviewedWilcox, Sherman – Sign Language Studies, 1984
Describes the details of a semantic extension of the American Sign Language lexical item "stuck," as it was used during the 1981-82 school year at a U.S. high school. Sees this semantic extension as indicative of poor communication between teacher and students at the high school. (SED)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Cultural Isolation, Culture Conflict
