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The translated deaf self, ontological (in)security and deaf culture

Alys Younga SORD (Social Research with Deaf People), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jemina Napierb Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6283-5810View further author information
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Rosemary Orama SORD (Social Research with Deaf People), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2224-0948View further author information
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Pages 349-368 | Published online: 06 Apr 2020

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