Physical 'disability' in Bantu languages: Understanding the relativity of classification and meaning

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Devlieger, P J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Institute on Disability and Human Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Bantu languages; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; LINGUISTICS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

BANTU LANGUAGES; ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0032030568     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199803000-00005     Document Type: Article

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