Sign language archaeology
Subtitle: understanding the historical roots of American sign language
By: Ted Supalla and Patricia Clark
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781563684937; 9781563684944
Subjects: American Sign Language; History; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities
Description: "This study investigates the origins of American Sign Language, its evolution from French Sign Language, and evidence about the word formation process of ASL,including data from the 19th and early 20th century dictionaries as well as the Gallaudet Lecture Films."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.