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Reports findings from a mixed-methods study that investigates language brokering in families where deaf parents use a signed language as their preferred language
Explores sign language brokering in deaf communities from a linguistic perspective
Provides an overview of language, culture, intercultural communication and interpreting
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book details a study of sign language brokering that is carried out by deaf and hearing people who grow up using sign language at home with deaf parents, known as heritage signers. Child language brokering (CLB) is a form of interpreting carried out informally by children, typically for migrant families. The study of sign language brokering has been largely absent from the emerging body of CLB literature. The book gives an overview of the international, multi-stage, mixed-method study employing an online survey, semi-structured interviews and visual methods, to explore the lived experiences of deaf parents and heritage signers. It will be of interest to practitioners and academics working with signing deaf communities and those who wish to pursue professional practice with deaf communities, as well as academics and students in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Interpreting Studies and the Social Science of Childhood.
Reviews
“This book brings new and important perspectives on language brokering practices in deaf communities, going beyond moral judgements to look at actual languaging practices by deaf and hearing people in family settings. It should be required reading for professionals who work with deaf people and their families.” (Joseph J. Murray, Professor, Gallaudet University, USA)
“In this compelling, groundbreaking study informed by her own lived experience, Professor Napier presents authentic, authoritative accounts of Sign Language Brokering, giving voice to all of us with experience of this historically taboo phenomenon. Key recommendations are made for educators, health professionals and the sign language interpreting profession alike. This is a welcome, timely contribution to an emerging area of study.” (Adrian Bailey, President, CODA International)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Jemina Napier
About the author
Jemina Napier is Chair of Intercultural Communication at Heriot-Watt University, UK, and is currently the Director of the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland and Director of Research in the School of Social Sciences. Jemina is a heritage signer from a multigenerational deaf family and has practised as a sign language interpreter since 1989.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families
Authors: Jemina Napier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67140-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67139-6Published: 16 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67142-6Published: 16 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-67140-2Published: 15 April 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 338
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Linguistics, general, Applied Linguistics, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Language Policy and Planning, Modern Languages