Bilingualism and deafness : : on language contact in the bilingual acquisition of sign language and written language / / Carolina Plaza-Pust.

This book examines sociolinguistic, educational and psycholinguistic factors that shape the path to sign bilingualism in deaf individuals and contributes to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of a type of bilingualism that is neither territorial nor commonly the result of parent-...

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Superior document:Sign languages and deaf communities, volume 7
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton,, [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Sign languages and deaf communities ; 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (522 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Notation conventions for sign language examples
  • List of acronyms for sign languages
  • 1. The path toward sign bilingualism: a cross-disciplinary perspective
  • 2. Sign bilingualism: a developmental linguistics perspective
  • 3. DGS: grammatical sketch and summary of acquisition studies
  • 4. Bilingual deaf learners’ written German profiles
  • 5. Sign bilingualism as a challenge and as a resource
  • References
  • Index