声の規範

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  • The Norm of Voice
  • コエ ノ キハン ロウ ノ コエ ニ タイスル チョウシャ ノ ハンノウ カラ
  • The Reactions of Hearing People to the Deaf Voice
  • 「ろうの声」に対する聴者の反応から

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This paper discusses the stigmatization of the deaf voice by the hearing majority. The unclear voice of deaf people is usually regarded as a deviation from the expected sound patterns of hearing peoples' voices, and thus has often been associated with “primitiveness, ” such as the sounds made by animals and monsters. Interestingly, we can see an analogy between this point of view and the way sign language had been seen until recently. The fact that sign language is accepted positively by society today indicates just how much the stigmatizing process is affected by the interpretation of a hearing society.<BR>The latter half of this paper focuses on the narrative of hearing people with deaf parents, who are accustomed to the deaf voice while also retaining a “hearing perspective.” Although they wish their parents would pass as normal in the hearing world, they also stress their strong attachment to the voice of their parents. It means that the perspective of negatively viewing the deaf voice is not a universal phenomenon, but is something acquired through absorbing the norms of the hearing community.<BR>While cultural shocks to different cultures and languages often become a topic of conversation, hearing people rarely refer to the difference they feel about the deaf voice. Because of the moral consciousness that we should not discriminate against the disabled, we tend to behave as if there were no difference at all. However, an underlying discomfort actually plays a part in why hearing people avoid being closely related to the deaf. To recognize this difference and to examine the thoughts the hearing society take for granted is meaningful in looking at the existing framework of “culture” and “disability.”

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