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Summary
Summary
An important new collection of original papers dealing with essential issues and research in the learning of language by deaf people. The book addresses issues in the fields of second language acquisition and deafness, and draws upon the fields of linguistics, psychology, and education. Of particular importance is the relationship between the learning of English by the deaf and by hearing speakers of other languages. The first five chapters concern theoretical issues on language varieties among the deaf population, American sign language and the biology of language, sign language instruction, and language education of deaf children from both historical and bilingual perspectives. The second half of the book contains six original, previously unpublished research reports on topics related to language learning by deaf children and adults.
Table of Contents
| Series editors' preface |
| Preface |
| Part I Theoretical Issues |
| 1 Language varieties in the deaf population and their acquisition by children and adultsJoseph H. Bochner and John A. Albertini |
| 2 American Sign Language and the human biological capacity for languageJames Paul Gee and Wendy Goodhart |
| 3 The history of language use in the education of the Deaf in the United StatesMimi WheiPing Lou |
| 4 Sing language instruction and its implications for the Deaf StevenFritsch Rudser |
| 5 A bilingual approach to the education of young deaf children: ASL and EnglishMichael Strong |
| Part II Research Reports |
| 6 An assessment of syntactic capabilitiesGerald P. Berent |
| 7 Children's new sign creationsDiane Lillo-Martin |
| 8 Linguistic and cultural role models for hearing-impaired children in elementary school programsJames Woodward and Thomas Allen and Arthur Schildroth |
| 9 Acquiring linguistic and social identity: interactions of deaf children with a hearing teacher and a deaf adultCarol J. Erting |
| 10 Development of vocal and signed communication in deaf and hearing twins of deaf parentsMartha Gonter Gaustad |
| 11 Questions and answers in the development of deaf childrenHilde Schlesinger |
| Index |
