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Direct linkShaw, Emily; Delaporte, Yves – Sign Language Studies, 2011
Examinations of the etymology of American Sign Language have typically involved superficial analyses of signs as they exist over a short period of time. While it is widely known that ASL is related to French Sign Language, there has yet to be a comprehensive study of this historic relationship between their lexicons. This article presents…
Descriptors: Etymology, Deafness, Foreign Countries, French
