Week 4: Linguistics and Culture
Watch the following videos on the current discussion of ASL Purification. A lot of different perspectives. Notice how the discussion never gets personal or negative.
Think about and discuss with your partner the following questions:
Think about and discuss with your partner the following questions:
- What is your opinion about ASL Purification?
- How do we discuss important topics with a team we disagree with?
- What Demands may come up for you in an interpreting situation where you disagree with your team about language use? What controls do you have?
- Apply the CPC. What tenants apply here?
MJ explains her view on 'Language Purification'Noah Bucholtz - Contact LinguisticsTensions in the ASL Language Community - Edward Cantrell |
Adrean Clark response to MJ - Change is goodCurrent tensions in the ASL Language CommunityTensions in the ASL Language Community - Marika Kovacs-Houlihan |
