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Sign language - History

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Works from the collections

9 works

    • Books

    Silent poetry : deafness, sign, and visual culture in modern France / Nicholas Mirzoeff.

    | Nicholas Mirzoeff | Date: [1995]
    • Books

    The deaf mute howls / Albert Ballin ; introduction by Douglas C. Baynton.

    | Ballin, Albert, 1861-1932 | Date: [1998]
    • Student dissertations

    Chillblains or chatter : a rough guide to dilemmas of the deaf / D. Fay.

    | Fay, D. | Date: 1993
    • Books

    Signing, oralism and the development of the New Zealand deaf community : an ethnography and history of language ideologies / by Leila Frances Monaghan.

    | Leila Frances Monaghan | Date: 1996
    • Books

    Looking back : a reader on the history of deaf communities and their sign languages / Renate Fischer, Harlan Lane, eds.

    | Date: [1993]
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Deafness
Persons with Hearing Disabilities
United States

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