{"product_id":"seeing-language-in-sign-jane-maher-9781563684708","title":"Seeing Language in Sign: The Work of William C. Stokoe","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1955 William C. Stokoe arrived at Gallaudet College (later Gallaudet University) to teach English where he was first exposed to deaf people signing. While most of his colleagues dismissed signing as mere mimicry of speech, Stokoe saw in it elements of a distinctive language all its own. \u003ci\u003eSeeing Language in Sign\u003c\/i\u003e traces the process that Stokoe followed to prove scientifically and unequivocally that American Sign Language (ASL) met the full criteria of linguistics--phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and use of language--to be classified a fully developed language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This perceptive account dramatically captures the struggle Stokoe faced in persuading the establishment of the truth of his discovery. Other faculty members ridiculed or reviled him, and many deaf members of the Gallaudet community laughed at his efforts. \u003ci\u003eSeeing Language in Sign\u003c\/i\u003e rewards the reader with a rich portrayal of an undaunted advocate who, like a latter-day Galileo, pursued his vision doggedly regardless of relentless antagonism. He established the Linguistics Research Laboratory, then founded the journal \u003ci\u003eSign Language Studies\u003c\/i\u003e to sustain an unpopular dialogue until the tide changed. His ultimate vindication corresponded with the recognition of the glorious culture and community that revolves around Deaf people and their language, ASL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Maher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1563684705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781563684708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallaudet University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Jane Maher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721331396863,"sku":"9781563684708","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40f36088-0a38-4f3c-9b59-21e7f9e13106.jpg?v=1742752543","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-language-in-sign-jane-maher-9781563684708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}