Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities: v.1 - Hardcover

This is a collection of essays giving comprehensive coverage of the discipline of socio-linguistics in deaf communities. Topics of inquiry include: fingerspelling in Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) in Quebec, Canada; language used by a Navajo family with deaf children; language, policy, classroom practice and multiculturalism in deaf education; aspects of American Sign Language (ASL) discourse and of Filipino Sign Language discourse; and the nature and role of rhetorical langauge in deaf social movements. Among the contributors are: Dominique Machabee, Arlene Blumenthal-Kelly, Jeffrey Davis, Melanie Metzgber, Samuel Supalla, Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Liza B. Martinez, Kathy Jankowski and Ceil Lucas. The book affords a useful opportunity to assess up-to-date information on sign language linguistics worldwide, and its impact on policy and planning in education, interaction with spoken languages, interpreting and the issues of empowerment.

Ceil Lucas is Professor Emerita, Department of Linguistics, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.