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Making Sense : Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal /

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Making Sense explores the experiential, ethical, and intellectual stakes of living in, and thinking with, worlds wherein langua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, E. Mara (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Deaf culture > Nepal.
Deaf people culture > Nepal.
Deaf people > Means of communication > Nepal.
Deaf people > Nepal > Social life and customs.
Deaf peopleness > Social aspects > Nepal.
Deafness > Social aspects > Nepal.
Sign language > Social aspects.
Culture sourde > Népal.
Personnes sourdes > Moyens de communication > Népal.
Personnes sourdes > Népal > Mœurs et coutumes.
Surdité > Aspect social > Népal.
Langage par signes > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Representation of Non-English
  • Preliminary Definitions of Key Terms
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Natural Sign and Natural Signers
  • 1. Deaf Theory
  • 2. Taxonomic Urges
  • Part Two. Making Sense
  • 3. Semiotics
  • 4. Ethics
  • 5. Understanding
  • Afterword
  • Appendix 1. Deaf Population in Maunabudhuk and Bodhe
  • Appendix 2. Signing and Sign Communities: English-Language Categories and Logics
  • Appendix 3. Actions, Orientations, Consequences
  • Appendix 4. Guide to Transcripts
  • Appendix 5. Transcripts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index