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ERIC Number: EJ373617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Culture of American Deaf People.
Rutherford, Susan D.
Sign Language Studies, n59 p129-47 Sum 1988
An anthropological study of the American Deaf Culture points out that its members do not merely constitute a subculture and that study of American Sign Language, like many other foreign languages, offers knowledge of not only a natural language but also the culture in which it is used. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Deafness, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Enrichment, Modern Language Curriculum, Relevance (Education), Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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