The Study of Signed Languages: Essays in Honor of William C. Stokoe

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Gallaudet University Press, 2002 - 277 pages
This text contains papers that were presented at an October 1999 conference at Gallaudet University in honor of the 80th birthday of William C. Stokoe, one of the most influential language scholars of the 20th century. Twenty-two international specialists contribute 12 chapters on the historical con
 

Contents

Introduction
9
Historical Observations on the Relationship
35
Modality Effects and Conflicting Agendas
53
Introduction
85
How to
100
William C Stokoe and the Gestural
118
Introduction
133
The Impact of Sign Language Research on
161
Bilingualism and the Impact of Sign Language
172
Sign Communication Training and Motor
190
Concluding Thoughts
247
Index
263
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