Sign Bilingualism
：Language development, interaction, and maintenance in sign language contact situations
( Studies in Bilingualism )
Publication subTitle ：Language development, interaction, and maintenance in sign language contact situations
Publication series ： Studies in Bilingualism
Author： Carolina Plaza-Pust Esperanza Morales-López
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9789027290427
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027241498
Subject： H026.3 The shape language
Language： ENG
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Description
One of the most important developments in the fields of sign language research and education of deaf children in recent years has been the move towards recognition of the deaf community as an essentially bilingual community, and the role and importance of bilingualism in developing children's sign language and spoken/written language. Sign Bilingualism: Language Development, Interaction, and Maintenance in Sign Language Contact Situations represents the state of the art on this topic, representing multiple theoretical and applied perspectives. It will be essential reading for a wide range of researchers and professionals in the Deaf studies field.