Sign Language

Who sowed a seed in the flourishing field of linguistics in sign language? See William Stokoe, Jr. He is the father of ASL linguistics.

Glossary

Signoclasm

the practice of prohibiting or destroying sign language and/or visual-manual modality.

Synesthesia

a condition in which at least one or more senses are simultaneously or interchangeably perceived. stimulation of one sense triggers stimulation in another sense. e.g. hear colors, taste shapes

Syntax

the study of sentence structure in a language.

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