Name Signs and Identity in New Zealand Sign Language
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Description: Exclusive excerpt from Gallaudet University Press, by David and Rachel Locker McKee.
Bilingualism and Identity in Deaf Communities Bilingualism and Identity in Deaf Communities by Rachel Locker McKee and David McKee Personal names in any culture are a potential gold mine of information about social relationships, identity, history, and linguistic processes. In Deaf communities around the world, members are commonly referred to by sign names given to them by other Deaf people at various stages of life, which are different from the legal (spoken language) names given by parents at birth. The study of name signs provides a window on the relationship between sign language, social interaction, and identity, in this case within the New Zealand Deaf community. Because they are bestowed by other Deaf peers through a period of close acquaintance, name signs both signal and construct a person
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