William Stokoe Jr

In 1955 Stokoe, a linguist, became fascinated with American Sign Language, the language of the deaf, when he went to teach English at Washington DC's Gallaudet University. At the time, deaf students were expected to learn from writing and lip reading. Long thought to be simple gestures that mimicked spoken English, when Stokoe watched students communicate among themselves by signing he realized ASL was a language unto itself, with its own vocabulary and grammar. In 1960, his book Sign Language Structure was published, and four years later he co-wrote A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles. These new scholarly studies gave ASL new respect, and ended its banishment in schools for the deaf. Stokoe died April 4 at home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 80. From This is True for 9 April 2000 Suggestions for further reading: Learning American Sign Language: Levels I & II--Beginning & Intermediate (2nd... by Tom L. Humphries, Carol A. Padden Amazon Price: $49.13 Customer Review: My daughter and I have both read the book and enjoy practicing what we have learned. It helps to bridge a gap into the deaf world.Learning American Sign Language: Levels I & II--Beginning & Intermediate (2nd Edition) (Spiral-bound)   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 ...   Basic Course in American Sign Language by Tom Humphries, Carol Padden, Terrence J. O'Rourke Amazon Price: $33.88 Customer Review: I purchased this book for a class in beginning ASL because it was highly recommended by the instructor, but I find that the line drawings which illustrate the signs are small and often difficult to "translate" into actual signs, especially when they ...   For Hearing People Only by Matthew S. Moore, Linda Levitan Amazon Price: Customer Review: This book showed up in time for my class. It was in great condition just as it was listed to be.   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: This book seems really good, just wish the CD was with it instead of having to order separately. Otherwise all is good.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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