Linguists have long known that sign languages are as grammatically and logically sophisticated as spoken languages—and also make greater use of “iconicity,” the property by which some words refer to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Known by many as the father of the linguistics of American Sign Language, the late William C. Stokoe, Professor Emeritus at ...

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...