Many ways to be deaf : international variation in deaf communities / Leila Monaghan ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monaghan, Leila Frances, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf people--Cross-cultural studies.

Deaf people.

Sign language--Cross-cultural studies.

Sign language.

Identity (Psychology)--Cross-cultural studies.

Identity (Psychology).

Social adjustment--Cross-cultural studies.

Social adjustment.

Intercultural communication.

Culture conflict.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 326 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Many Ways to Be Deaf presents an unmatched collection of in-depth articles about linguistic diversity in Deaf communities on five continents. Twenty-four international scholars have contributed their findings from studying Deaf communities in Japan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Nicaragua, and the United States. Sixteen chapters consider the various antecedents of each country's native signed language, taking into account the historical background for their development and also the effects of foreign influences and changes in philosophies by the larger, dominant hearing societies. The remarkable range of topics include the evolution of British fingerspelling traced back to the 17th century; the comparison of Swiss German Sign Language with Rhaeto-Romansch, another Swiss minority language; the analysis of seven signed languages described in Thailand and how they differ in relation to their distance from isolated Deaf communities to urban centers; the vaulting development of a nascent sign language in Nicaragua, and much more.

Contents:

1 A World's Eye View: Deaf Cultures in Global Perspective / Leila Monaghan 1

2 British Manual Alphabets in the Education of Deaf People Since the 17th Century / Rachel Sutton-Spence 25

3 Austria's Hidden Conflict: Hearing Culture Versus Deaf Culture / Franz Dotter, Ingeborg Okorn 49

4 Pedagogical Issues in Swedish Deaf Education / Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, Lars-Ake Domfors 67

5 Romance and Reality: Sociolinguistic Similarities and Differences between Swiss German Sign Language and Rhaeto-Romansh / Penny Boyes Braem, Benno Caramore, Roland Hermann, Patricia Shores Hermann 89

6 The Dilemma of the Hard of Hearing within the U.S. Deaf Community / Donald A. Grushkin 114

7 Sociolinguistic Dynamics in American Deaf Communities: Peer Groups Versus Families / Ceil Lucas, Susan Schatz 141

8 School Language and Shifts in Irish Deaf Identity / Barbara LeMaster 153

9 Surdos Venceremos: The Rise of the Brazilian Deaf Community / Norine Berenz 173

10 South African Sign Language: Changing Policies and Practice / Debra Aarons, Louise Reynolds 194

11 U-Turns, Deaf Shock, and the Hard of Hearing: Japanese Deaf Identities at the Borderlands / Karen Nakamura 211

12 The Chiying School of Taiwan: A Foreigner's Perspective / Jean Ann 230

13 The Changing World of the Russian Deaf Community / Michael Pursglove, Anna Komarova 249

14 New Ways to Be Deaf in Nicaragua: Changes in Language, Personhood, and Community / Richard J. Senghas 260

15 Sign Languages and Deaf Identities in Thailand and Viet Nam / James Woodward 283

16 A for Apple: The Impact of Western Education and ASL on the Deaf Community in Kano State, Northern Nigeria / Constanze Schmaling 302.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563681358

OCLC:

51266107