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Sign Language Archaeology: Understanding the Historical Roots of American Sign Language
Ted Supalla
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Description for Sign Language Archaeology: Understanding the Historical Roots of American Sign Language
Hardcover. A study that investigates the infancy of American Sign Language (ASL). It highlights the major events in ASL history, analyzes the metalinguistic assumptions of these early accounts and also examine in depth a key set of films made by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) between 1910 and 1920. Num Pages: 296 pages, 104 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 2Z; CFF; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
This engrossing study investigates the infancy of American Sign Language (ASL). Authors Ted Supalla and Patricia Clark highlight the major events in ASL history, revealing much of what has not been clearly understood until now. According to tradition, ASL evolved from French Sign Language. The authors analyze the metalinguistic assumptions of these early accounts and also examine in depth a key set of films made by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) between 1910 and 1920.
This engrossing study investigates the infancy of American Sign Language (ASL). Authors Ted Supalla and Patricia Clark highlight the major events in ASL history, revealing much of what has not been clearly understood until now. According to tradition, ASL evolved from French Sign Language. The authors analyze the metalinguistic assumptions of these early accounts and also examine in depth a key set of films made by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) between 1910 and 1920.
Product Details
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781563684937
SKU
V9781563684937
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About Ted Supalla
Ted Supalla is Professor in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Patricia Clark, a certified ASL/English interpreter, is an adjunct faculty member in the Program in American Sign Language at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, USA.
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