附註:Papers presented at a conference honoring William Stokoe's 80th birthday held at Gallaudet University in 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface : William C. Stokoe and the Study of Signed Languages / David F. Armstrong and Michael A. Karchmer -- Introduction : Bill Stokoe : An ASL Trailblazer / I. King Jordan -- Part 1. Historical Perspectives -- Introduction / John Vickrey Van Cleve -- 1. The Curious Death of Sign Language Studies in the Nineteenth Century / Douglas C. Baynton -- 2. Historical Observations on the Relationship Between Research on Sign Languages and Language Origins Theory / Adam Kendon -- 3. Modality Effects and Conflicting Agendas / Scott K. Liddell -- Part 2. Language Origins -- Introduction / David F. Armstrong -- 4. Does Sign Language Solve the Chomsky Problem? / Frank R. Wilson -- 5. Continuity, Ethology, and Stokoe : How to Build a Better Language Model / Roger S. Fouts and Gabriel S. Waters -- 6. William C. Stokoe and the Gestural Theory of Language Origins / Sherman E. Wilcox -- Part 3. Diverse Populations -- Introduction / Michael A. Karchmer -- 7. The Impact of Variation Research on Deaf Communities / Ceil Lucas [and others] -- 8. The Impact of Sign Language Research on Black Deaf Communities in America / Glenn B. Anderson -- 9. Bilingualism and the Impact of Sign Language Research on Deaf Education / Britta Hansen -- 10. Sign Communication Training and Motor Functioning in Children with Autistic Disorder and in Other Populations / John D. Bonvillian -- 11. Gesture and the Nature of Language in Infancy : The Role of Gesture as a Transitional Device En Route to Two-Word Speech / Olga Capirci [and others] -- Concluding Thoughts : The Future of American Sign Language / Carol A. Padden and Jennifer Rayman.
