Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Chapter 1. Postlingual Deafness 1
6. Chapter 2. The Yoruba: the people and their language 25
7. Chapter 3. Deafness, Societal Attitude, and Language Adaptation 53
8. Chapter 4. Yoruba Sign Language: A Basic Description 81
9. Chapter 5. Postlingual Deafness at Age 5: Patterns of Loss after 25 Years 139
10. Chapter 6. Postlingual Deafness at Age 8: Patterns of Loss after 25 Years 172
11. Chapter 7. The Connection of Postlingual Deafness Language Loss to Acquisition 203
12. Chapter 8. Summary, Suggestions for Rehabilitation and Further Research 250
13. References 258
14. Index 279