What Name Signs Can Tell Us About Deaf Culture

Twenty deaf people were interviewed about name signs and their use. Their responses point to underlying cultural values expressed in name signs and also provide practical information about the making and bestowing of name signs, changing one’s name sign, and evolution in the name sign system.

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Veröffentlicht in:Sign language studies 1990-03, Vol.66 (1), p.1-23
1. Verfasser: Mindess, Anna
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Twenty deaf people were interviewed about name signs and their use. Their responses point to underlying cultural values expressed in name signs and also provide practical information about the making and bestowing of name signs, changing one’s name sign, and evolution in the name sign system.
ISSN:0302-1475
1533-6263
1533-6263
DOI:10.1353/sls.1990.0009