The Case for Recognizing American Sign Language.

Wilbers, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ365024

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Case for Recognizing American Sign Language.

Wilbers, Stephen

College Board Review, n145 p4-8,30 Fall 1987

A discussion of American Sign Language looks at its history in the context of deaf education and its increasing acceptance as a complete natural language both among linguists and in the college curriculum. (MSE)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Curriculum, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Educational Change, English, Higher Education, Language Classification, Languages, Linguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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