A Historical & Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language by Emily Shaw; Yves Delaporte; Carole Marion (Ill.)Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781563686214
Publication Date: 2015
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The story of how American Sign Language (ASL) came to be is almost mythic. In the early 19th century, a hearing American reverend, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, met a Deaf French educator, Laurent Clerc, who agreed to come to the United States and help establish the first school in America to use sign language to teach deaf children.
Shaw and Yves Delaporte present a compelling and detailed account of the origins of over 500 ASL signs, including regional variations.