Sign Languages and Linguistic Citizenship: A Critical Ethnographic Study of the Yangon Deaf Community
Author:   Ellen Foote
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367680046


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ellen Foote
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780367680046


ISBN 10:   0367680041
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction; 2. Deafness and Sign Language in Myanmar; 3. The Politics of Language in Myanmar; 4. Entering the Deaf Community: Language, Identity and Social Participation; 5. Negotiating Language and Reconstructing Identities: Language Policy at the Mary Chapman School; 6. Community Ideologies of Linguistic Authenticity and Their Political Function: Unofficial Community Language Policy; 7. Diverse Perspectives on Language, Equality and Citizenship; 8. Community Responses to the Myanmar Sign Language Standardisation Project; 9. Final Reflections

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Ellen Foote is a researcher who received her PhD in Linguistics from the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London, in 2018.

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