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Linguistic, Social and Cultural Perspectives on Sign Language in South Africa.
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Penn, Claire; Reagan, Timothy – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1999
Provides an overview of the nature of different types of signed languages and offers a detailed discussion of the research currently available with respect to South African Sign Language. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Public Policy
American Sign Language and Contemporary Deaf Studies in the United States.
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Reagan, Timothy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Major works on the history, structure, and teaching of American Sign Language (ASL) in the last quarter-century are reviewed, and studies of the culture of the deaf are outlined. Research on the linguistic nature of ASL is highlighted, and some attention is given to British Sign Language. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Research