On Cats' Eyes, Flightless Birds, and

Stokoe, William C.

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ERIC Number: EJ510138

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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On Cats' Eyes, Flightless Birds, and "Home Signs."

Stokoe, William C.

Sign Language Studies, v87 p175-84 Sum 1995

Critiques the previous article by Torigoe and others (1995) and discusses research on indigenous gestural systems developed by people with deafness and shared with local hearing communities. Poses questions for further research in the field of indigenous gestural communication. (Seven references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Usage, Sign Language, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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