Abstract
This chapter is the first ever overarching study of the role and place of sign language and Deaf people within the visual media, including TV and video. The groundbreaking nature is reflected in its presence in this book, authored from the 2 fields of minority languages and media studies - in effect a first in the discipline of Deaf Studies
Translated title of the contribution | Signs of Change: Sign Language and Televisual Media in the UK |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | Minority Language Media: Concepts, Critiques and Case Studies |
Editors | M Cormack, N Hourigan |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 229 - 247 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781853599644 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Other identifier: 1853599646Other: Pbk ISBNs: 1853599638 / 9781853599637