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| Deafness | 1 |
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| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
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| Language Problems and… | 1 |
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| Reagan, Timothy | 1 |
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Peer reviewedReagan, Timothy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1995
Discusses the development of manual sign codes for use in the education of children with deafness as an example of language planning activity. Argues that the development of manual sign codes can be seen as a misguided effort that ignores the linguistic bases of natural sign languages and the language rights of the deaf community. (contains 84…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
