Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks
A Journey into the World of the Deaf
A compassionate exploration of deafness that blends history, linguistics, neurology and vivid case studies to show that sign language is a full, expressive language and that Deaf people form a distinct cultural and cognitive community; the book traces the evolution of education and attitudes toward deafness (including the suppression of sign in favor of oralism), explains how the brain adapts to sensory differences and critical periods for language acquisition, and uses personal stories to illuminate how language, perception and identity intertwine.
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- Published
- 1989
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Original Language
- English
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