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Direct linkSvartholm, Kristina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2010
In 1981, Swedish Sign Language gained recognition by the Swedish Parliament as the language of deaf people, a decision that made Sweden the first country in the world to give a sign language the status of a language. Swedish was designated as a second language for deaf people, and the need for bilingualism among them was officially asserted. This…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Sign Language, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Education
