From Signed Swedish to Swedish Sign Language in the 1970s

• Published in: Sign language studies Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 474 - 485
• Main Author: Bergman, Brita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Gallaudet University Press 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Bilingual education; Children; Committees; Communication; Deafness; Dictionaries; Education; Language Skills; Linguistics; Native language acquisition; Parents & parenting; Phonetics; Sign language; Students; Swedish language
• ISSN: 0302-1475; 1533-6263; 1533-6263
• DOI: 10.1353/sls.2024.a920124

Brita Bergman, a sign language researcher in Sweden, played a crucial role in establishing sign language as an academic subject at Stockholm University. Her interest in sign language began when she encountered three deaf signing men in a café during her high school years. This interest grew when she...