Language Attitudes in the American Deaf Community:

Contents

Contents Preface, ix Acknowledgments, xiii Chapter 1 Language Attitudes, 1 Chapter 2 The American Deaf Community, 20 Chapter 3 Subjects and Signing Samples in the Study, 42 Chapter 4 Perceptions of Signing, 52 Chapter 5 Effect of Social Information on Perceptions, 63 Chapter 6 Evaluation of Signing Types, 72 Chapter 7 Description of Signing, 88 Chapter 8 Conclusion, 147 Appendix A  Subjects’ Responses on the Background Questionnaire, 165 Appendix B Language Judgment Scale, 174 Appendix C Language Feature Interview, 175 References, 178 Index, 187 Hill_FM_Pgs i-xiv.indd 7 11/14/2012 9:47:42 AM Hill_FM_Pgs i-xiv.indd 8 11/14/2012 9:47:42 AM ...