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When A Linguist Discovers A Sign Language Developed In Isolation, Will She Kill It Just By Studying It? by Artsjournal1

"Given the high stakes, and the potential to exert unwanted influence on these fragile languages, researchers have been arguing for years about how to handle them." Some follow a "prime directive," trying not to have any effect whatsoever; others argue that keeping deaf villagers isolated from a national sign language smothers their prospects, keeoping them […]

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 9:17am on February 27, 2019 ☆ ⚑

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