Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ510137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Deaf Life on Isolated Japanese Islands.
Torigoe, Takashi; And Others
Sign Language Studies, v87 p167-74 Sum 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. (nine references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Sign Language, Social Life, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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