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Recognition of ASL as a Language - Coggle Diagram
Recognition of ASL as a Language
Sign Language
Visual language
Describe people and objects in action
Stone age grunting and pointing
Describe height, width, interior and exterior
Preceded voice language
Old Schools
Students learned sign language amongst themselves
Students could not fingerspell
Many student's brought sign language from home
ASL not taught
Many not know their own name
What is ASL
Visual and gesture language
Does not have written language
Heart of every community is language
Has own syntax
Not code for English
Early Books
ASL first dictionary
Language was described with sounds and sentences structure
Static pictures with words
Linguistics with ASL unheard of
Dr. William Stokoe
Deaf community not open to his study
Discovered signs followed specific rules
Considered Father of ASL Linguistics
Was ridiculed by Deaf community
Green Books
Gramer and culture
Curriculum methods and evaluations
Three student textbooks