Identity and Sign Language Varieties in Spain: Attitudes and Beliefs
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Respect for linguistic and cultural diversity within society is the bedrock of dialogue and cooperation between cultures and a more equal, inclusive, plural world. Recent studies have shown that deaf people in Spain are increasingly viewed, and view themselves, as a social minority with a common language and culture, though a closer analysis revealed a more complex reality of social and linguistic variation. The aim of this chapter is to assess the social status of the different varieties of Spanish sign language (LSE) based on an analysis of the linguistic attitudes and ideologies of signers from different regions of Spain. The study used a mixed qualitative methodology to analyse data from the CORALSE corpus, which were collected from respondents of different ages and from different geographical regions of Spain, together with data from other research and reports in this area in recent years. The results showed that LSE mirrors the linguistic preconceptions associated with the co-official spoken languages of Spain that are identified as minority or minoritised.
En M. R. Barbosa y T. Bugel (Eds.), Language Attitudes and the Pursuit of Social Justice Identity, Prejudice, and Education.