Black American Sign Language - Flashcard

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McCaskill's attendance at the Alabama School for the Negro Deaf:

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1964 to 1968

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McCaskill's learning at the Alabama School for the Negro Deaf:

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Sign language

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Reason for McCaskill's move to a white institution?

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Forced by the government.

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McCaskill's observation of sign language at the white institution:

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It was different from the black institution.

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McCaskill's action to continue education at a white institution:

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Adopted the language of the white students.

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Feelings of white deaf individuals seeing a black deaf person signing?

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They feel it's too much.

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Attitudes about language often reflect:

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The person using the language.

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Factor in language variation:

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Race

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Reason for code-switching among black deaf individuals?

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To communicate with different people.

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Concern of black deaf people now

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Preserving their language