Sign language and the deaf community : : essays in honor of William C. Stokoe / [electronic resource] / edited by Charlotte Baker, Robbin Battison.. — Silver Spring, Md. : : National Association of the Deaf,, c1980.. — xx, 267 p. : : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
: Sign language in the 20th century : a chronology / : William Clarence Stokoe, Jr. : the person behind the story / : From student to professional : a personal chronicle of sign language / : Signs have parts : a simple idea / : How signs express complex meanings / : Sentences in American Sign Language / : The deaf community and the culture of deaf people / : Personal awareness and advocacy in the deaf community / : Sociolinguistic research on American Sign Language : an historical perspective / : Sign language : teaching, interpreting, and educational policy / : Sign language and communication between adults and children / : Education in schools for deaf children / : Drama and poetry in sign language : a personal reminiscence / : Sign language, power, and mental health / : The social movement for the acceptance of French Sign Language / : The renaissance of British Sign Language / : Research on Danish Sign Language and its impact on the deaf community / Dennis Cokely & Charlotte Baker -- Ruth Stokoe -- Gilbert C. Eastman -- Robbin Battison -- Ursula Bellugi -- Charlotte Baker -- Carol Padden -- Barbara Kannapell -- James Woodward -- Dennis Cokely -- Carol Erting -- Raymond Stevens -- Louie Fant -- Raymond Trybus -- Bernard Mottez & Harry Markowicz -- Mary Brennan & Allan B. Hayhurst -- Britta Hansen.