Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard / [book]
By: Groce, Nora Ellen.
Contributor(s): American Council of Learned Societies.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1985Description: x, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0674270401 (alk. paper); 067427041X (pbk.); 067427041X; 9780674270404 (alk. paper); 9780674270411 (pbk.); 0674270401.Subject(s): Deaf -- Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard -- History | Deafness -- Genetic aspects | Sign language | Manual communication | Deafness | Deaf -- Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard -- History | Deafness | Sign language | Langage par signes | Sourds -- Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard -- Histoire | Surdit�e -- Aspect g�en�etiqueDDC classification: 362.4/2 | 362.4/2/0974494 | 362.4/2/0974494 | 362.4/2/0974494 | 362.42097 | 362.4/2/0974494 | 362.4/2/0974494 Available also in print edition.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | 362.409 GRO (Browse shelf) | Available | 013703 |
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [147]-164.
"They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of vineyard deafness -- The genetics of vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of vineyard deafness.
Available also in print edition.
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