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| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Code Switching (Language) | 1 |
| Creoles | 1 |
| Deafness | 1 |
| Diglossia | 1 |
| Finger Spelling | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| Language Variation | 1 |
| Sign Language | 1 |
Source
| Sign Language Studies | 1 |
Author
| Lee, Dorothy M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLee, Dorothy M. – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Examines the characteristics of diglossia and applies them to the current sign language situation in the United States. Concludes diglossia does not exist and argues that what is really happening is code switching between languages and style shifting within a language. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Creoles, Deafness
