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ASL before Stokoe
Early Life
Stokoe career
Stokoe Point of View
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Was Sign language an official language before Stokoe?
Sign language was not an official language before Stokoe.
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When was Stokoe born?
1919
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What year did he start teaching at Gallaudet College?
1955
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What was his two main points?
It is native and natural.
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Was there any respect for Sign Language?
No, there wasn't any respect for it.
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Where was Stokoe born?
New Hampshire
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What did they publish in 1960?
Sign Language Structure
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What does native mean in his point of view?
That it is the first language learned.
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Was ASL broken or true English before Stokoe?
It was Broken.
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When did he attend college?
1937
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What were Stokoe's intentions in looking into ASL?
To prove that it was an actual language.
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What does natural mean in his point of view?
That it a language used everyday.
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What was the view point on ASL?
It was seen as meaningless gestures or pantomime.
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Where did he attend college?
Wells College
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How did Stokoe prove ASL to be a real language?
He recorded people signing and identified the elements of the language being spoken.
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What was his view point point of view on children learning ASL?
It's the first language learned in groups that support ASL
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How many people in North America used ASL?
200,000 to 400,000 people.
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What degrees had he earned?
Both a Bachelor and Ph.D. degree in English.
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What were his two assistants names?
Carl Croneberg, Dorothy Casterline
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How did Stokoe prove that ASl is a language?
He demonstrated it.