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Wednesday, March 13, 2002The Stokoe
Impact His Groundbreaking Research
Continues
to Be Recognized One
of the Press's forthcoming titles pays tribute to the late William C. Stokoe, known
to many as the father of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL). The
Study of Signed Languages: Essays in Honor of William C. Stokoe contains papers from scholars who explore the historical
perspectives, language origins, and diverse populations considered in the study
of signed languages worldwide. Edited by
David F. Armstrong (Original
Signs), Michael A. Karchmer (Context,
Cognition, and Deafness), and John Vickrey Van Cleve (A
Place of Their Own, Deaf
History Unveiled), this volume demonstrates the enormous range of influence exercised
by Stokoe and serves as fitting recognition of him and his work. Read the preface and
order
The Study of Signed Languages and receive a 20% discount off the regular price.  Also, Stokoe's Language
in Hand: Why Sign Came Before Speech recently received resounding applause
again. In its
February 2002 issue, CHOICE states, “Stokoe's arguments are powerful and compelling,
and deserve the widespread attention and respect they will certainly receive.” In Language in Hand, Stokoe
argues that signed language preceded spoken language. He supports his
proposed order of linguistic development by using the following four approaches:
“exploring
the unique ability of visible signs to resemble what they represent, comparing
human anatomy involved in gesture and speech to the anatomy of chimpanzees and
other primates, examining signed languages still in use today among both hearing
and hearing-impaired communities, and observing linguistic development in
children.”
You can read Stokoe’s preface
and CHOICE's full review
here and order
Language
in Hand today.
 Sign
Language Studies, the seminal journal that Stokoe began publishing in 1972,
continues to present a unique forum for revolutionary papers on signed languages
and other related disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, semiotics,
and deaf studies, history, and literature under the editorial direction of David
F. Armstrong. In the current issue, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Winter 2002), you can read
such provocative articles as Genetics and Deafness: Impacts on the Deaf
Community, Deaf-Blind Interpreting: Interpreters' Use of Negation in
Tactile American Sign Language, and The Life and Times of the French Deaf
Leader, Ferdinand Berthier: An Analysis of His Early Career. Read the
complete contents of forthcoming issues, Vol.
2, No. 3 (Spring 2002), Vol.
2, No. 4 (Summer 2002) and Vol.
3, No. 1 (Fall 2002), and subscribe to Sign
Language Studies.
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