Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ413383
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Publication Date: 1990
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How Do You Sign "Apartheid"? The Politics of South African Sign Language.
Penn, Claire; Reagan, Timothy
Language Problems and Language Planning, v14 n2 p91-103 Sum 1990
Discusses sign language use in South Africa and the deaf as an oppressed community. The following issues are addressed: language planning and sign language, the role of sign language as the vernacular of an oppressed linguistic community, and the implications of sign language for other cultural and social issues that divide South African society. (66 references) (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Apartheid, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Minority Groups, Sign Language, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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