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Direct linkMitchell, Ross E.; Young, Travas A.; Bachleda, Bellamie; Karchmer, Michael A. – Sign Language Studies, 2006
This article traces the sources of the estimates of the number of American Sign Language users in the United States. A variety of claims can be found in the literature and on the Internet, some of which have been shown to be unfounded but continue to be cited. In our search for the sources of the various (mis)understandings, we have found that all…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Internet, Databases, Misconceptions
