The Sociolinguistic Situation of Natural Sign Languages.

Swisher, M. Virginia; McKee, David

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Sociolinguistic Situation of Natural Sign Languages.

Swisher, M. Virginia; McKee, David

Applied Linguistics, v10 n3 p294-312 Sep 1989

Explores the social relation between a natural sign language and the language of the dominant hearing culture, focusing on language attitudes, status and affiliation, language contact influence, language variation and change, and language standardization. (58 references) (CB)

Descriptors: Deafness, Language Attitudes, Language Standardization, Language Variation, Sign Language, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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