hyperaudism
An extreme or obsessive form of audism characterized by a deep-seated bias in favor of hearing and auditory perception. It manifests as a systemic or individual belief that hearing is the superior or only legitimate way to experience and communicate with the world, often marginalizing deaf or hard-of-hearing perspectives.
Beispiele
3 von 5The school's hyperaudism meant they ignored the benefits of visual learning for all students.
The school's extreme bias toward hearing meant they ignored the benefits of visual learning for all students.
Institutional hyperaudism in the legal system often results in inadequate accessibility for non-hearing participants.
Deeply ingrained hearing-centric prejudice in the legal system often results in poor access for non-hearing participants.
His hyperaudism is so intense he doesn't even consider sign language a real language.
His extreme hearing-centric view is so strong he doesn't consider sign language to be a legitimate language.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Break it down: HYPER (extreme) + AUD (audio/hearing) + ISM (belief system). It is the 'extreme belief' that hearing is the only way to be.
Schnelles Quiz
The assumption that a child must learn to speak before they can be considered 'educated' is a clear example of ______.
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Die richtige Antwort ist: a
Beispiele
The school's hyperaudism meant they ignored the benefits of visual learning for all students.
everydayThe school's extreme bias toward hearing meant they ignored the benefits of visual learning for all students.
Institutional hyperaudism in the legal system often results in inadequate accessibility for non-hearing participants.
formalDeeply ingrained hearing-centric prejudice in the legal system often results in poor access for non-hearing participants.
His hyperaudism is so intense he doesn't even consider sign language a real language.
informalHis extreme hearing-centric view is so strong he doesn't consider sign language to be a legitimate language.
The paper argues that hyperaudism is a byproduct of phonocentric philosophies that date back to the Enlightenment.
academicThe academic article claims that extreme hearing bias stems from sound-centered philosophies from the Enlightenment period.
Addressing hyperaudism in the workplace requires a shift from spoken-only communication to multi-modal interfaces.
businessFixing hearing-centric bias in the office requires moving from only speaking to using multiple ways of communicating.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
the lens of hyperaudism
viewing the world through a strictly hearing-centric perspective
challenged by hyperaudism
struggling against societal hearing bias
manifestation of hyperaudism
a visible example of extreme hearing prejudice
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Hyperacusis is a physical medical condition of over-sensitivity to sound frequencies, whereas hyperaudism is a social/ideological bias.
Nutzungshinweise
Use this word primarily in academic or social justice contexts when discussing disability studies, Deaf culture, or linguistics. It is a more intense term than 'audism' and implies a structural or obsessive fixation on hearing as a requirement for normalcy.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often mistake this for a medical term related to ear health; remember it describes an 'ism' (a belief system or prejudice).
Merkhilfe
Break it down: HYPER (extreme) + AUD (audio/hearing) + ISM (belief system). It is the 'extreme belief' that hearing is the only way to be.
Wortherkunft
A modern construction combining the Greek 'hyper' (over, beyond) with the term 'audism' (coined by Tom Humphries in 1975 from the Latin 'audire', to hear).
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
The term is central to the 'Deaf Gain' movement, which seeks to flip the narrative from hearing loss to the unique cultural and cognitive benefits of being deaf.
Schnelles Quiz
The assumption that a child must learn to speak before they can be considered 'educated' is a clear example of ______.
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Die richtige Antwort ist: a
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