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Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover
The Legal Recognition of Sign Languages
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This book presents the first ever comprehensive overview of national laws recognising sign languages, the impacts they have and the advocacy campaigns which led
Sign Languages
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What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findi
Sign Languages in Village Communities
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The book is a unique collection of research on sign languages that have emerged in rural communities with a high incidence of, often hereditary, deafness. These
Sociolinguistics and Deaf Communities
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This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.