Sign Languages Studies Forum

Winter 83 SIGN LANGUAGES STUDIES FORUM Because the task of assessing competence in sign languages or manual communication or both is complex and entails consideration of basic linguistic and sociolinguistic questions, the following article was not submitted to the usual review process but with the authors' permission was sent for comment to others who have addressed the assessment task. Two of those from whom comments were sought, David Knight and Dennis Cokely, both of the Gallaudet Research Institute, have provided the comments printed below. (Comments promised but not yet received may be printed later if the interest in this question warrants.) The authors' response to the comments and appendices to the original paper conclude this mini-forum in sign language evaluation. W.C.S. SLS 41 ...