
The Legal Recognition of Sign Languages
Advocacy and Outcomes Around the World
By: Maartje De Meulder (Editor), Joseph J. Murray (Editor), Rachel L. McKee (Editor)
Hardcover | 17 June 2019
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The chapters are grounded in a collaborative writing approach between deaf and hearing scholars and activists involved in legislative campaigns. Each one describes a deaf community's expectations and hopes for legal recognition and the type of sign language legislation achieved.
The chapters also discuss the strategies used in achieving the passage of the legislation, as well as an account of barriers confronted and surmounted (or not) in the legislative process. The book will be of interest to language activists in the fields of sign language and other minority languages, policymakers and researchers in deaf studies, sign linguistics, sociolinguistics, human rights law and applied linguistics.
About the Editors
Maartje De Meulder is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Namur Institute of Language, Text and Transmediality (NaLTT), University of Namur, Belgium. Her research interests include sign language policy and planning, sign language rights, family language policy, multilingualism and sign language maintenance and revitalisation.
Joseph J. Murray is Professor in the Department of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA. A trained historian, his work explores ways in which deaf people navigate their societies as sign language minorities.
Rachel L. McKee is Programme Director of NZSL Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research interests include sign language documentation, sign language policy, sociolinguistic variation in sign language, interpreting, and sign language teaching and learning.
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Only a small number of the thousands of endangered languages are legally recognized or protected, but among them, the 19 sign languages discussed in this volume show how acknowledgement in national legislation reveals a significant advance in 21st century language management. This collection detailing the way this happened is a major contribution to the study of language policy.
ISBN: 9781788924009
ISBN-10: 1788924002
Published: 17th June 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 352
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
For Ages: 18+ years old
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.39 x 15.6 x 2.06
Weight (kg): 0.67
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- Non-FictionLanguage & LinguisticsLinguisticsSign Languages
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- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentPolitical Control & FreedomsHuman RightsCivil Rights & Citizenship
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