Caroline Z: Retention of Old Signs Amongst Elderly Signers
Related Collections
Degree type
Discipline
Subject
Philadelphia Signs Project
sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
American Sign Language
ASL
regional variation
Language Description and Documentation
sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
American Sign Language
ASL
regional variation
Language Description and Documentation
Funder
Grant number
Copyright date
Distributor
Related resources
Contributor
Abstract
Philadelphia Signs Project video with participant discussing the use of new and outdated signs in her social circle, which is primarily made up of elderly deaf individuals.
Advisor
Date Range for Data Collection (Start Date)
Date Range for Data Collection (End Date)
Digital Object Identifier
Series name and number
Publication date
2016-03-07
Journal title
Volume number
Issue number
Publisher
Publisher DOI
Comments
"They all understand me. Do I have to think about only new [signs]? No! I know everyone there and keeping my old signing [style] is fine"