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

List of Contributors

The Study of Signed Languages Essays in Honor of William C. Stokoe David F. Armstrong, Michael A. Karchmer, and JohnVickreyVan Cleve, Editors Gallaudet University Press Washington, D.C. Gallaudet University Press Washington, DC 20002© 2002 by Gallaudet University All rights reserved. Published 2002 Paperback edition. 2011 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data The study of signed languages: essays in honor of William C. Stokoe/David F. Armstrong, Michael A. Karchmer, and John Vickrey Van Cleve, editors. p. cm. Papers presented at a conference honoring William Stokoe’s 80th birth‐ day held at Gallaudet University in 1999. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 1‐56368‐123‐4 (alk. Paper) ISBN: 1‐56368‐510‐8 (alk. Paper) softcover edition 1. Sign language—Congresses. 2. Sign language—Research— Congresses. 3. American Sign Language—Congresses. 4. Deaf—Means of communication—Congresses. 5. Deaf—Education—Congresses. I. Stokoe, William C. II. Armstrong, David F. III. Karchmer, Michael A. IV. Van Cleve, John V. HV2474.S78 2002 419.7—dc21 2001059781 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984. C O N T E N T S List of Contributors viii Preface xi William C. Stokoe and the Study of Signed Languages David F. Armstrong and Michael A. Karchmer Introduction 1 Bill Stokoe: An ASL Trailblazer I. King Jordan PART 1: Historical Perspectives Introduction 9 John Vickrey Van Cleve 1 The Curious Death of Sign Language Studies 13 in the Nineteenth Century Douglas C. Baynton 2 Historical Observations on the Relationship 35 Between Research on Sign Languages and Language Origins Theory Adam Kendon v ...