Multicultural Aspects of Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities

Variation in the Deaf Community: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Signs

The Tobacco Story: Narrative Structure in an American Sign Language Story, 152 Julie M. Wilson PART FIVE: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING Just How Hard Is It to Learn ASL? The Case for ASL as a Truly Foreign Language, 183 Rhonda Jacobs Index, 227 The Tobacco Story: Narrative Structure in an American Sign Language Story, 152 Julie M. Wilson PART FIVE: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING Just How Hard Is It to Learn ASL? The Case for ASL as a Truly Foreign Language, 183 Rhonda Jacobs Index, 227 Editorial Advisory Board Jeffrey Eo Davis Sign Language Interpreting Preparation Program Miami-Dade Community College Miami, Florida Elisabeth Engberg-Pederson Department of General and Applied Linguistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Laurene Gallimore Western Oregon State College Monmouth, Oregon Susan M. Mather Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, DoC. Stephen Mo Nover Language, Reading, and Culture Program University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Carol Padden Department of Communication University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Lourdes Pietrosemoli University of the Andes Merida, Venezuela Claire Ramsey Department of Communication University of California, San Diego San Diego, California John Rickford Department of Linguistics Stanford University Stanford, California Clayton Valli Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, DoC. Lars Wallin Institute of Linguistics Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden Elizabeth Ao Winston Educational Linguistics Research Center Washington, DoC. Editorial Advisory Board Jeffrey E. Davis Sign Language Interpreting Preparation Program Miami-Dade Community College Miami, Florida Elisabeth Engberg-Pederson Department of General and Applied Linguistics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Laurene Gallimore Western Oregon State College Monmouth, Oregon Susan M. Mather Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Stephen M. Nover Language, Reading, and Culture Program University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Carol Padden Department of Communication University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Lourdes Pietrosemoli University of the Andes Merida, Venezuela Claire Ramsey Department of Communication University of California, San Diego San Diego, California John Rickford Department of Linguistics Stanford University Stanford, California Clayton Valli Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Lars Wallin Institute of Linguistics Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden Elizabeth A. Winston Educational Linguistics Research Center Washington, D.C. Contributors Jan Branson National Institute for Deaf Studies and Sign Language Research La Trobe University Melbourne, Australia Pietro Celo Via C. Battisti 19 Verbania, Italy Rhonda Jacobs 10810 Horde Street Silver Spring, Maryland Mala Silverman Kleinfeld Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. I Gede Marsaja Sekolah Tinggi Keluargan Indonesia Pendidikan Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia Susan M. Mather Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Don Miller Department of Anthropology and Sociology Monash University Melbourne, Australia Alejandro Oviedo University of the Andes Merida, Venezuela Sara Schley Department of Psychology Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts Noni Warner Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Julie M. Wilson Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Contributors Jan Branson National Institute for Deaf Studies and Sign Language Research La Trobe University Melbourne, Australia Pietro Celo Via C. Battisti 19 Verbania, Italy Rhonda Jacobs 10810 Horde Street Silver Spring, Maryland Mala Silverman Kleinfeld Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. I Gede Marsaja Sekolah Tinggi Keluargan Indonesia Pendidikan Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia Susan M. Mather Department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Don Miller Department of Anthropology and Sociology Monash University Melbourne, Australia Alejandro Oviedo University of the Andes Merida, Venezuela Sara Schley Department of Psychology Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts Noni Warner Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Julie M. Wilson Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Introduction This series, which began in 1995, provides an ongoing forum for current data-based research on the various aspects of sociolinguistics in Deaf communities around the world. The first volume contained papers revealing the variety and range of sociolinguistic issues currently facing Deaf communities in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. The papers in this second volume provide fascinating accounts of communities in Bali, Indonesia;Venezuela; and Italy; and they extend our knowledge of multicultural communities within the U.S. Deaf community by looking at gay, lesbian, and bisexual signs; as well as analyzing how American Sign Language is used in dialogue, narration, and second-language learning. It is my hope that the volumes in this series will help us expand our understanding of the richness and complexity of sociolinguistics in Deaf communities. I am grateful to the contributors to this second volume and to the members of the advisory board for their hard work...