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The study of signed languages : essays in honor of William C. Stokoe / David F. Armstrong, Michael A. Karchmer, and John Vickrey Van Cleve, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sign language--Congresses.
- Sign language.
- Sign language--Research--Congresses.
- American Sign Language--Congresses.
- American Sign Language.
- Deaf people--Means of communication--Congresses.
- Deaf people.
- Deaf people--Education--Congresses.
- Deaf people--Education.
- Deaf people--Means of communication.
- Sign language--Research.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- Preface: William C. Stokoe and the Study of Signed Languages / David F. Armstrong, Michael A. Karchmer xi
- Introduction: Bill Stokoe: An ASL Trailblazer / I. King Jordan 1
- Part 1 Historical Perspectives
- 1 The Curious Death of Sign Language Studies in the Nineteenth Century / Douglas C. Baynton 13
- 2 Historical Observations on the Relationship Between Research on Sign Languages and Language Origins Theory / Adam Kendon 35
- 3 Modality Effects and Conflicting Agendas / Scott K. Liddell 53
- Part 2 Language Origins
- 4 Does Sign Language Solve the Chomsky Problem? / Frank R. Wilson 89
- 5 Continuity, Ethology, and Stokoe: How to Build a Better Language Model / Roger S. Fouts, Gabriel S. Waters 100
- 6 William C. Stokoe and the Gestural Theory of Language Origins / Sherman E. Wilcox 118
- Part 3 Diverse Populations
- 7 The Impact of Variation Research on Deaf Communities / Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Mary Rose, Alyssa Wulf 137
- 8 The Impact of Sign Language Research on Black Deaf Communities in America / Glenn B. Anderson 161
- 9 Bilingualism and the Impact of Sign Language Research on Deaf Education / Britta Hansen 172
- 10 Sign Communication Training and Motor Functioning in Children with Autistic Disorder and in Other Populations / John D. Bonvillian 190
- 11 Gesture and the Nature of Language in Infancy: The Role of Gesture as a Transitional Device En Route to Two-Word Speech / Olga Capirci, M. Cristina Caselli, Jana M. Iverson, Elena Pizzuto, Virginia Volterra 213
- Concluding Thoughts: The Future of American Sign Language / Carol A. Padden, Jennifer Rayman 247.
- Notes:
- Papers presented at a conference honoring William Stokoe's 80th birthday held at Gallaudet University in 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1563681234
- OCLC:
- 48681887
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