This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.

Three attorneys and three linguistics scholars contribute five essays focusing on the intersection of language and law in deaf communities. Coverage includes th

Eight studies demonstrate the diverse patterns by which deaf people around the world interact with their hearing societies, and document changing attitudes amon

As the practice of mainstreaming deaf and hard of hearing children into general classrooms continues to proliferate, the performances of these students becomes

Hill's new study shows various contradictions in the use of signed languages by exploring the linguistic and social factors that govern such stereotypical perce