Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes : First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallery, Garrick, 1831-1894

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples and Deaf-Mutes" by Garrick Mallery is a scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the study of sign language, particularly among Native American tribes, as well as comparing their gestures with those used by other cultures and deaf-mute communities. The text aims to compile and classify a significant body of research on this form of non-verbal communication, highlighting its complexities and its evolutionary significance. The opening of the work introduces Mallery's dedication to the research on sign language over a two-year period, outlining the necessity of original investigation due to the lack of detailed knowledge on the subject. He emphasizes the potential richness of gesture communication among North American tribes and notes the ongoing collection of data from various contributors worldwide. Mallery seeks to clarify that his paper is a progress report rather than a complete analysis, underscoring the interconnectedness of bodily gestures and facial expressions in conveying meaning. The distinctions between emotional and intellectual gestures are discussed, serving as a precursor to more extensive discussions on the origins and utilization of sign language throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Produced by William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2006-01-03