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Language and the law in deaf communities / Ceil Lucas, editor.

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Language and the law in deaf communities / Ceil Lucas, editor.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2003.

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Lucas, Ceil
Description
vii, 188 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Three attorneys and three linguistics scholars contribute five essays focusing on the intersection of language and law in deaf communities. Coverage includes the language problems of minorities in legal settings, the interrogation of deaf people, interpretation issues for juries that include deaf people, and the basic issue of word meanings in lay and legal contexts. The concluding paper, "Misunderstanding, Wrongful Convictions, and Deaf People," is written by an experienced public defender not trained in or experienced with the legal problems of the deaf, and is included to provide an informed outside perspective. For linguists and others interested in legal issues as they effect deaf people. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Series Statement
Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 9
Uniform Title
  • Project Muse UPCC books
  • Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series v. 9.
Subject
  • Deaf > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States
  • Law > United States > Language
  • Forensic linguistics > United States
  • American Sign Language
Genre/Form
Conference papers and proceedings
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Language problems of minorities in the legal setting / Roger W. Shuy -- Trampling Miranda: interrogating deaf suspects / Rob Hoopes -- Court interpreting for signing jurors: just transmitting or interpreting? / Susan Mather and Robert Mather -- When "equal" means "unequal"--and other legal conundrums for the deaf community / Sarah S. Geer -- Misunderstanding, wrong convictions, and deaf people / George Castelle.
ISBN
1563681439
LCCN
^^2004268864
OCLC
  • 53291914
  • SCSB-10205666
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library