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T1  - Na nyingine kutoka nje ya Tanzania : Discussions of Tanzanian Sign Language within a demissionizing context 
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UR  - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201906112600; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302735 
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A1  - Tcherneshoff, Kristen Nicole 
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PB  - Helsingin yliopisto 
Y1  - 2019 
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AB  - This paper undertakes an empirical investigation of lexical similarity and influence between Finnish Sign Language and Tanzanian Sign Language, situated within the context of demissionization and postcolonial theory. To date, no study along these lines has been undertaken, despite decades of history of Finnish missionaries and teachers in Deaf schools in Tanzania, accompanied by a longstanding record of educational and development support from Finland. By providing historical
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KW  - Sign linguistics; Tanzanian Sign Language; Finnish Sign Language; lexical similarity; Afrikan tutkimus; African Studies; Afrikaforskning 
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