Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Deafness and Sign Language in Myanmar; 3. The Politics of Language in Myanmar; 4. Entering the Deaf Community: Language, Identity and Social Participation; 5. Negotiating Language and Reconstructing Identities: Language Policy at the Mary Chapman School; 6. Community Ideologies of Linguistic Authenticity and Their Political Function: Unofficial Community Language Policy; 7. Diverse Perspectives on Language, Equality and Citizenship; 8. Community Responses to the Myanmar Sign Language Standardisation Project; 9. Final Reflections

About the Author

Ellen Foote is a researcher who received her PhD in Linguistics from the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London, in 2018.