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Peer reviewedTorigoe, Takashi; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Interviewed 38 adults with deafness and little schooling in Okinawa concerning their social and language environment. Many of the individuals used an indigenous gestural system shared with hearing people that enabled them to participate in the hearing community. Most had only limited contact with the deaf community and Japanese Sign Language.…
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Interviews
