The study of signed languages : essays in honor of William C. Stokoe /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Stokoe, William C., Armstrong, David F., Karchmer, Michael A., Van Cleve, John V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Sign language > Congresses.
Sign language > Research > Congresses.
American Sign Language > Congresses.
Deaf > Means of communication > Congresses.
Deaf > Education > Congresses.
Personnes sourdes > Éducation > Congrès.
Personnes sourdes > Moyens de communication > Congrès.
American Sign Language > Congrès.
Langage par signes > Recherche > Congrès.
Langage par signes > Congrès.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
American Sign Language.
Deaf > Education.
Deaf > Means of communication.
Sign language.
Sign language > Research.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface : William C. Stokoe and the Study of Signed Languages / David F. Armstrong and Michael A. Karchmer
  • Introduction : Bill Stokoe : An ASL Trailblazer / I. King Jordan
  • Part 1. Historical Perspectives
  • Introduction / John Vickrey Van Cleve
  • 1. The Curious Death of Sign Language Studies in the Nineteenth Century / Douglas C. Baynton
  • 2. Historical Observations on the Relationship Between Research on Sign Languages and Language Origins Theory / Adam Kendon
  • 3. Modality Effects and Conflicting Agendas / Scott K. Liddell
  • Part 2. Language Origins
  • Introduction / David F. Armstrong
  • 4. Does Sign Language Solve the Chomsky Problem? / Frank R. Wilson
  • 5. Continuity, Ethology, and Stokoe : How to Build a Better Language Model / Roger S. Fouts and Gabriel S. Waters
  • 6. William C. Stokoe and the Gestural Theory of Language Origins / Sherman E. Wilcox
  • Part 3. Diverse Populations
  • Introduction / Michael A. Karchmer
  • 7. The Impact of Variation Research on Deaf Communities / Ceil Lucas [and others]
  • 8. The Impact of Sign Language Research on Black Deaf Communities in America / Glenn B. Anderson
  • 9. Bilingualism and the Impact of Sign Language Research on Deaf Education / Britta Hansen
  • 10. Sign Communication Training and Motor Functioning in Children with Autistic Disorder and in Other Populations / John D. Bonvillian
  • 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 [and others]
  • Concluding Thoughts : The Future of American Sign Language / Carol A. Padden and Jennifer Rayman.

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