Forbidden Signs: American Culture and the Campaign against Sign Language
Forbidden Signs explores the campaign against sign language in American culture. Douglas C. Baynton examines the historical relationship among language, education, deafness, and social attitudes, offering readers a focused study of how cultural beliefs influence debates over communication.
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Forbidden Signs examines American cultural attitudes toward sign language.
The book focuses on the campaign against sign language and its broader social context.
It considers the relationship between language, education, and cultural beliefs about deafness.
Douglas C. Baynton offers a historical analysis of the forces that shaped debates over communication and language use.
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