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- From: mgflax@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Marshall G. Flax)
- Subject: Re: Is sign language recognized anywhere?
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 18:32:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov9.174046.8065@psych.toronto.edu> jarvis@psych.toronto.edu (Brian Jarvis) writes:
- >If you're looking for a graphical subset of English, take signed English.
- >Signed English is *NOT* ASL. (Personal editorial: signed English is
- >perhaps one of the greatest examples of linguistic chauvinism still
- >pummelled in our supposedly enlightened society. If you want to find a
- >majority culture imposing an alien language structure upon a minority,
- >look no further. Editorial off.)
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- For documentation of the above editorial, I *highly* recommend:
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- AUTHOR: Lane, Harlan L.
- TITLE: The mask of benevolence : disabling the deaf community
- PUBLICATION: New York : Knopf, 1992.
- DESCRIPTION: xv, 310 p. ; 24 cm.
- NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. <238>-295) and index.
- SUBJECTS: Deaf--United States.
- Social control.
- Deaf--Education--United States.
- Deafness--Treatment--United States.
- United States--Social policy.
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- marshall
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