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The first volume in the new Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities series presents a rich collection of essays showcasing the breadth and depth of this exciting discipline. Topics of inquiry in the premiere volume include fingerspelling in Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) in Quebec, Canada; language used by a Navajo family with deaf children; language policy, classroom practice, and multiculturalism in deaf education; aspects of American Sign Language (ASL) discourse and of Filipino Sign Language discourse; and the nature and role of rhetorical language in Deaf social movements.

       Among the noted contributors are Dominique Machabee, Arlene Blumenthal-Kelly, Jeffrey Davis, Melanie Metzger, Samuel Supalla, Barbara Gerner de Garcia, Liza B. Martinez, Kathy Jankowski, and also Ceil Lucas. Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities affords an invaluable opportunity to assess up-to-date information on sign language linguistics worldwide and its impact on policy and planning in education, interaction with spoken languages, interpreting, and the issues of empowerment.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vi-vii
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  1. Editorial Advisory Board
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  1. Contributors
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. x-xi
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  1. PART ONE: VARIATION
  1. Sociolinguistic Variation in ASL: The Case of DEAF
  2. pp. 3-25
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  1. PART TWO: LANGUAGE CONTACT
  1. Description and Status of Initialized Signs in Quebec Sign Language
  2. pp. 29-61
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  1. Fingerspelling Interaction: A Set of Deaf Parents and Their Deaf Daughter
  2. pp. 62-73
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  1. PART THREE: MULTILINGUALISM
  1. A Sociolinguistic Description of Sign Language Use in a Navajo Family
  2. pp. 77-106
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  1. PART FOUR: LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING
  1. Politics and Language: American Sign Language and English in Deaf Education
  2. pp. 109-163
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  1. Language and Learning in A Deaf Education Classroom: Practice and Paradox
  2. pp. 164-220
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  1. Communication and Language Use in Spanish-Speaking Families with Deaf Children
  2. pp. 232-263
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  1. PART FIVE: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
  1. Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action in American Sign Language
  2. pp. 255-271
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  1. Turn-Taking and Eye Gaze in Sign Conversations Between Deaf Filipinos
  2. pp. 272-306
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  1. Empowerment from Within: The Deaf Social Movement Providing a Framework for a Multicultural Society
  2. pp. 307-329
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