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Sign and Culture: A Reader for Students of American Sign Language.

Stokoe, William C., Ed. – 1980

This is a selection of papers that have appeared in the journal "Sign Language Studies" between 1972 and 1979. The aim is to provide the reader with some knowledge of the world as signers see it. The book is for academic decision-makers, teachers and parents of deaf students, as well as the intellectually curious. Following an introductory essay,…

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Biculturalism, Deafness, Dialects

Sign Language and Language Acquisition in Man and Ape. New Dimensions in Comparative Pedolinguistics.

Peng, Fred C. C., Ed. – 1978

A collection of research materials on sign language and primatology is presented here. The essays attempt to show that: sign language is a legitimate language that can be learned not only by humans but by nonhuman primates as well, and nonhuman primates have the capability to acquire a human language using a different mode. The following…

Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)