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The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America

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The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America - Neisser, Arden
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Arden Neisser's classic book on American Sign Language (ASL) and the Deaf community is again available, with a new prologue. The Other Side of Silence explores the Deaf community through telling interviews and research from across the country. In widely varying encounters, Neisser heard Deaf individuals recall how their teachers suppressed ASL, how linguists foster conflicting theories, and how various institutions of the deaf dilute ASL to suit hearing patrons. This seminal book reveals the warmth, creativity, and ...

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The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America 1990, Gallaudet University Press, Washington, DC

ISBN-13: 9780930323646

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