TY - BOOK ID - 85515090 TI - Deafness, gesture and sign language in the 18th century French philosophy PY - 2020 SN - 9789027261489 9027261482 9027205035 9789027205032 PB - Amsterdam Philadelphia DB - UniCat KW - E-books KW - Sign language. KW - Gesture KW - Deafness KW - Philosophy. KW - Hearing loss KW - Audiology KW - Ear KW - Hearing disorders KW - Hearing KW - Mudra KW - Acting KW - Body language KW - Elocution KW - Movement (Acting) KW - Oratory KW - Sign language KW - Deaf KW - Gesture language KW - Language and languages KW - Signs and symbols KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85515090 AB - "The book represents a historical overview of the way the topic of gesture and sign language has been treated in the 18th century French philosophy. The texts treated are grouped into several categories based on the view they present of deafness and gesture. While some of those texts obviously view deafness and sign language in negative terms, i.e. as deficiency, others present deafness essentially as difference, i.e. as a set of competences that might provide some insights into how spoken language works. One of the arguments of the book is that these two views of deafness and sign language still represent two dominant paradigms present in the current debates on the issue. The aim of the book, therefore, is not only to provide a historical overview but to trace what might be called a "history of the present""-- ER -