Everyone here spoke sign language: hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard
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Main Author: Groce, Nora 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambrige, Mass. Harvard University Press c1985
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-164) and index
"They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of vineyard deafness -- The genetics of vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of vineyard deafness
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 169 p.)
ISBN:0674037952
0674270401
067427041X
9780674037953
9780674270404
9780674270411

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