Significant Gestures: A History of American Sign Language

Significant Gestures: A History of American Sign Language

by JohnTabak (Author)

Synopsis

An exploration of Deaf culture in America. This story begins during the first half of the 19th century when a language for the Deaf was introduced, and an educational system was developed to use it. Out of these schools came members of a new American social class, the Deaf who created institutions through which they could participate in society.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc
Published: 30 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 0275989747
ISBN 13: 9780275989743