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Sign Languages: Evidence for Language Universals & the Linguistic Capacity of the Human Brain.

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Fromkin, Victoria A. – Sign Language Studies, 1988

An examination of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) establishes beyond a doubt that ASL is a natural language distinct from English and provides insight into how the abstract cognitive system called language finds expression in the signed modality. (CB)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Language Attitudes

American Sign Language and the Liberal Education.

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Chapin, Paul G. – Sign Language Studies, 1988

Examines the educational purposes of foreign-language requirements and asserts that the study of American Sign Language meets these goals in ways in which other "languages" (English dialects, computer languages) do not. (CB)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Degree Requirements