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

Type

Book

Authors

Arden Neisser

ISBN 10

0394531485

ISBN 13

9780394531489

Tags

Physical Impairments, Disabled

Description

Arden Neisser's classic on American Sign Language (ASL) is again available, with a new prologue. The Other Side of Silence chronicles the culture and issues of the Deaf community through telling interviews and research from across the country. In widely varying encounters, Neisser heard Deaf individuals recall how teachers suppressed the use of ASL in the school, how linguists fostered conflicting theories, and how various institutions diluted ASL to suit hearing patrons. This seminal book reveals the warmth, creativity, and resilience of Deaf people, and culminates in an update of the community today. - from Amzon

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