Harrison S: The Ease of Transitioning to PSD
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Elderly Deaf Philadelphians
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Philadelphia Signs Project
sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
American Sign Language
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regional variation
Language Description and Documentation
sociolinguistics
deaf
sign language
American Sign Language
ASL
regional variation
Language Description and Documentation
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Fisher, Jami N.
Tamminga, Meredith
Hochgesang, Julie
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Philadelphia Signs Project video with participant discussing the ease with which he transitioned from home too PSD.
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2016-03-07
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“When I started PID, I was already skilled in sign because my parents were Deaf. The other kids were shocked [MOUTH AGAPE] that I already knew sign. [They said,] “You’re new and you’re already skilled in sign! How?” and I said, “MOTHER-FATHER DEAF. BROTHER DEAF.” They were all shocked."