Recently added articles from Sign Language Studies:
New Editor for Sign Language Studies
Oct 01, 2009; ... I AM VERY PLEASED to announce that Dr. Ceil Lucas will take over as Editor of Sign Language Studies on January i, 2010. Dr. Lucas is Professor of Linguistics at Gallaudet University, co-author of The Linguistics of American Sign Language, and author of numerous articles on the linguistics of ...
Signs in Which Handshape and Hand Orientation Are Either Not Visible or Are Only Partially Visible: What Is the Consequence for Lexical Recognition?
Oct 01, 2009; ... RESEARCH ON THE PERCEPTION of sign languages is sparse compared to similar research for spoken languages. Since Stokoe (i960) declared for the first time that sign languages are natural languages, there have been several studies on sign perception. However, there are still many open questions ...
Deaf on the Lifeline of Mumbai
Oct 01, 2009; ... Ajay and I walk quickly to Mulund train station. Masses of people are walking fast toward the enormous gate, all keeping the same steady pace. On both sides of the road are small shops and street vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Men in suits and women in smart colorful sarL· or ...
The 2006 Protest at Gallaudet University: Reflections and Explanations
Oct 01, 2009; ... Reflections The protest of 2006 at Gallaudet University began in May, was suspended during the summer, and resumed in October. This emotionally charged series of events is probably impossible to analyze or explain objectively, and in this account I do not attempt to do so. Instead, I ...
Postscript: Gallaudet Protests of 2006 and the Myths of In/Exclusion
Oct 01, 2009; ... ON OCTOBER 13, 2006, the Washington, D. C, Metropolitan Police Department arrested 133 Gallaudet University students, staff, and alumni, the largest number of university arrests in the United States since the 1960s. The arrests occurred amid weeks of building and campus lockdowns, hunger ...