Many Ways to Be Deaf: International Variation in Deaf Communities

by Leila Monaghan (Editor), Constanze Schmaling (Editor), Karen Nakamura (Editor)

Twenty-four international scholars contribute articles on linguistic and cultural diversity in deaf communities worldwide, including Japan, Viet Nam, Nigeria, Ireland, Brazil, and the United States. The wide- ranging topics include the evolution of British fingerspelling beginning in the 17th centur

320 pages, Hardcover

First published May 9, 2003