Algerian Jewish Sign language: its emergence and survival

• Hoofdauteur: Lanesman, Sara (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Lancaster, U.K. Ishara Press 2016
• Reeks: Ishara Research Series 2
• Onderwerpen: Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; algeria; israel; language documentation; language endangerment; algerian jewish sign language; Deaf culture; Ghardaïa; Hearing loss; History of the Jews in Algeria
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"This book is concerned with Algerian Jewish Sign Language (AJSL) and the Algerian Jewish Sign Language community. AJSL developed naturally in the Jewish quarter of Ghardaia, a town in the sub-Saharan part of Algeria. A high percentage of deaf people lived in this quarter, and because of that a...