Sign Languages and Linguistic Citizenship: A Critical Ethnographic Study of the Yangon Deaf Community

ISBN-13: 9780367680046 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 172 str.

Ellen Foote

Opis

This critical ethnographic account of the Yangon deaf community in Myanmar offers unique insights into the dynamics of a vibrant linguistic and cultural minority community in the region and also sheds further light on broader questions around language policy.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.