Sociological and Cultural Aspects of the Language Perception of the Deaf

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211025.002How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Deaf people, Language, Sign language, Thinking, Discourse, Language perception, Language culture

Abstract

The article examines the basic principles of language perception, thinking and socialization of deaf people and outlines the range of problems of learning and the social role of sign language. The sociological aspect of linguistic thinking is considered in connection with the meaning of the sign language of the deaf. The authors promote the cultural-situational understanding of the discourse, based on which deaf people represent a special social group. This implies that deafness can be perceived as a special culture due to the independent language of the deaf. The article discusses the problem of the relationship between thinking and language, mental and linguistic activity, the form and content of language. The article highlights the particularities of linguistic thinking and linguistic perception of the deaf people. The authors come to the conclusion that sign language, based on visualization, presents an opportunity not only for social, but also for cultural development and understanding of the world for a deaf person.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tatiana Kozlova
AU  - Ludmila Dementyeva
AU  - Elena Ilyina
AU  - Natalya Didenko
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/26
TI  - Sociological and Cultural Aspects of the Language Perception of the Deaf
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 7
EP  - 12
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211025.002
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211025.002
ID  - Kozlova2021
ER  -