SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY (WIC)      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Provides an introduction to the sociolinguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) and the Deaf Community: A study of ASL within a social context. Topics include: multilingualism, variation (related to region, ethnicity, class and age), bilingualism and language contact, language policy and planning and language attitudes. This course is taught in English. Knowledge of ASL is helpful but not necessary.