This article describes the role of sign language narratives in the development of Deaf identity in children. By analyzing interviews with British Deaf teachers and other Deaf adults as well as stories told to children using British Sign Language, we can see the elements of language and culture that adults believe should be passed on to the next generation of Deaf people. Deaf children are rarely born into the Deaf community and usually do not learn sign language from their parents, but through s
Attributed to:
Metaphor in Creative Sign Language
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AHRC
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Bibliographic Information
Type: Book Chapter
Book Title: Sign Language Teaching and Learning: Papers from the 1st Symposium in Appied Sign Linguistics (2010)
ISBN: 978-0-9566742-0-3