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Publication details [#12524]

Wallin, Lars. 1996. Deaf People and Bilingualism. In [no author]. Sign Language and Bilingualism in Deaf Education. Ranjana Deshmukh. pp. 85–100.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English

Annotation

On oralism, sign language and bilingualism in Sweden. The acceptance of Swedish Sign Language in Swedish society (cfr. the Swedish Bill on Bilingualism (1981)) greatly improved the education of the deaf and contributed to their integration in society.