Edward Klima

A linguist at the University of California, San Diego, Klima got interested in languages that other linguists had dismissed because they were not spoken: sign languages used by the deaf. Signing was thought to be simple gesturing of spoken language concepts, but when Klima followed up on the work of Gallaudet University professor William Stokoe, who first proposed that American Sign Language was an actual language (and was roundly derided for the notion), Klima looked at such languages carefully starting in 1970, and realized Stokoe was right: sign languages indeed had their own grammar, syntax, dialects and even poetry, and sign was in fact a distinct language class. In collaboration with his wife, Ursula Bellugi, Klima then turned his work on its head: showing how language worked in the brain. Klima and Bellugi's breakthrough work earned them the 1992 Award for Distinguished Contributions from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Klima died September 25 from complications from brain surgery. He was 77. From This is True for 28 September 2008 Suggestions for further reading: Teach Your Baby to Sign: An Illustrated Guide to Simple Sign Language for Babies by Monica Beyer Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: I am a speech-language pathologist and am asked all the time, "Wont signing get in the way of my little one learning to talk?" NO--EMPHATICALLY NO! In fact, adding in sign PROMOTES spoken language! There are too many articles to cite here to back me ...   Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition by Linda Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Doug Abrams Amazon Price: $11.53 Customer Review: Our son is only eight months old right now, but one of the book testimonials indicated that it's a good time to start teaching him. He's starting to pick up on some of the simpler signs. I'm very excited about this process.   Barron's 500 Flash Cards of American Sign Language by Geoffrey S. Poor Amazon Price: $16.49 Customer Review: Good design. Honestly described. Box is quite serviceable. Indexing is functional. I have enjoyed using them. Would that there was a companion set with another 500 signs.   Baby Sign Language Basics: Early Communication for Hearing Babies and Toddler... by Monta Z. Briant Amazon Price: $8.60 Customer Review: I bought this book after hearing a podcast on Pregtastic with the author as the guest speaker! I was inspired to teach my baby sign language! I just started teaching him when he was 4.5 months old, we'll see if he picks anything up! The book starts o...   Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes: A Complete Photographic Gu... by Gabriel Grayson Amazon Price: $17.79 Customer Review: This book is superb showing the Sign as well as describing it. I am learning as a hearing person. No matter who you are, this is a great learning tool.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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