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ERIC Number: EJ425832
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-4045
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Urban and Rural Sign Language in India.
Jepson, Jill
Language in Society, v20 n1 p37-57 Mar 1991
Comparison of Indian rural and urban sign languages of the deaf found that the urban form transmitted information primarily by means of appeal to a shared linguistic code, and the rural form mainly by appeal to communal nonlinguistic knowledge. Both languages employed effective and appropriate means given their environments. (23 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries, Language Standardization, Rural Urban Differences, Sign Language, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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