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005			20251028093415.0
008			170106s2017 dcuab b 001 0 eng
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035			_a(Sirsi) i9781563686870
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020			_a9781563686870 (hardback)
020			_a1563686872 (hardback)
020			_z9781563686887 (e-book)
035			_a(OCoLC)963747438
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050	0	0	_aHV 2545 _b.E43 2017
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100	1		_aEldredge, Bryan K., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMy mother made me deaf : _bdiscourse and identity in a deaf community / _cBryan K. Eldredge.
264		1	_aWashington, DC : _bGallaudet University Press, _c2017.
300			_axiii, 185 pages : _billustrations , maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index.
520			_a"The term deaf often sparks heated debates about authority and authenticity. The concept of Deaf identity and affiliation with the DEAF-WORLD are constantly negotiated social constructions that rely heavily on the use of American Sign Language. However, given the incredible diversity of Deaf people, these constructions vary widely. From Deaf people born into culturally Deaf families and who have used ASL since birth, to those born into hearing families and for whom ASL is a secondary language (if they use it at all), to hearing children of Deaf adults whose first language is ASL, and beyond, the criteria for membership in the Deaf community is based on a variety of factors and perspectives. Bryan K. Eldredge seeks to more precisely understand the relationship between ASL use and Deaf identity using the tools of linguistic anthropology. In this work, he presents research resulting from fieldwork with the Deaf community of Utah Valley. Through informal interactions and formal interviews, he explores the role of discourse in the projection and construction of Deaf identities and, conversely, considers how ideas about language affect the discourse that shapes identities. He finds that specific linguistic ideologies exist that valorize some forms of language over others and that certain forms of ASL serve to establish a culturally Deaf identity. My Mother Made Me Deaf demonstrates that the DEAF-WORLD consists of a multitude of experiences and ways of being even as it is bound together by certain essential elements that are common to Deaf people"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The author seeks to understand the relationship between American Sign Language use and Deaf identity using the tools of linguistic anthropology"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_a"Deaf people can beat up hearing people" -- Deaf people, identity, and discourse -- Personal identity: unification -- Personal identity: marginalization -- Positional identity: Super competence -- Accessing deaf identities -- Appendix: formal interview questions.
650		0	_aDeaf _zUnited States _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aAmerican Sign Language.
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