Deaf communities and signed languages in five continents

Twenty-four researchers studied Deaf communities and signed languages in five continents. They explain the history of the signed languages.

Share This Post

Many Ways to Be Deaf: International Variation in Deaf Communities

Twenty-four researchers studied Deaf communities and signed languages in five continents. The 16 chapters in this book present the results of their studies. Authors studied communities in Japan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Nicaragua, and the United States. They explain the history of how the different signed languages develop and the effects of foreign influences.

The editors of this anthology are Leila Monaghan, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura, and Graham Turner. The book published in 2013.

This book is not available for free, but it may be possible to purchase it. Some possible sellers are listed below. Please be aware that not all book sellers will send books to your country. If they do send books to your country, they may still be unable to send the specific book you want. Please communicate directly with book sellers to ask.

For people who have print disabilities (for example, blind people), you can try looking for this book in an accessible format via an online service like Bookshare. Or, if you use a library service for people with print disabilities that participates in the ABC Global Book Service, you may wish to inquire whether this book is available.