Sociolinguistics of Deaf Com

4.0 credits

A discussion and analysis of variation in ASL and its relation to variables of social situation and identity in American Deaf communities. Topics include theoretical and methodological concepts in sociolinguistics, levels of grammatical variation, and social variables such as region, identity, register and attitude. Research includes the language behavior of Deaf signers, children of deaf adults, third culture groups and the role of hearing L2 signers in the Deaf community. Prerequisites: