Abstract:The focus of this article is the experiences of Deaf Philadelphians vis-à-vis language policy and practice at PSD. We delineate the official and unofficial communication philosophies and pedagogies from the school's inception to present day, providing a framework for understanding the trajectory of linguistic freedom and restriction of its students. We couple these administrative perspectives with crucial input from older Philadelphia Deaf community members who acceded to and resisted the oralist policies against sign language use before, during, and after their time at PSD.We have undertaken the current article at this early stage in our analysis of conversational interviews of Deaf Philadelphians so that we can better understand the external forces that facilitated and militated against sign language use in Philadelphia. By doing so we will be better positioned to understand how social and linguistic contexts have shaped Philadelphia ASL.

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费城 ASL 社区的历史和社会背景

摘要：本文的重点是费城聋人在 PSD 的语言政策和实践方面的经验。我们描绘了从学校成立到现在的官方和非官方传播理念和教学法，为理解学生语言自由和限制的轨迹提供了一个框架。我们将这些行政观点与费城聋人社区年长成员的重要意见相结合，他们在 PSD 之前、期间和之后加入并抵制了反对使用手语的口语政策。我们在分析的早期阶段就撰写了这篇文章费城聋人的对话式访谈，以便我们更好地了解在费城促进和阻碍手语使用的外部力量。