Abstract

SOARES, Raquel Silva. Multiculturalismo e linguagem: Literatura surda, o caminho contrário ao esquecimento. ETD [online]. 2006, vol.07, n.02, pp.34-46. ISSN 1676-2592.

Based on the concept of linguistic difference I will focus on the importance of respecting and acknowledging the literature produced by groups or communities as a form of social and cultural _expression. As an example, we discuss the fairy tale Cinderella, which turns into Deaf Cinderella when re-told by college educated deaf adults. The literature produced by deaf sign language users clearly shows their input into the stories, by adding the history of their own education and the history of the birth of deaf communities. That parallel can be drawn from the aforementioned story, where the deaf prince learns sign language with the help of a hearing sign language teacher and Cinderella, who is plebeian, acquires sign language through contact with other deaf people.

Keywords : Multiculturalism; Language; Deaf Literature; Deafness.

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