The Sociolinguistics of Ethiopian Sign Language : A Study of Language Use and Attitudes /

Ethiopian Sign Language (EthSL) emerged relatively recently; its development is closely tied to the establishment of the first school for deaf students in Addis Ababa by American missionaries in 1963. Today, EthSL is used by more than a million members of the Ethiopian Deaf community, but it remains...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eyasu Hailu Tamene (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington [District of Columbia] : Gallaudet University Press, 2017.
Series:Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 23.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > Ethiopia.
Sign language > Ethiopia > Social aspects.
Sign language > Ethiopia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sign language use and deaf education in Ethiopia
  • 3. Research methods
  • 4. Presentation of the data
  • 5. The sociolinguistic profile of language use and language attitudes in Ethiopian Sign Language
  • 6. Conclusions and recommendations.

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