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The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure [With DVD]
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The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure [With DVD] Hardcover - 2011

by Carolyn McCaskill; Ceil Lucas; Robert Bayley

From the publisher

People who first encounter sign language often ask if deaf people around the world sign the same language. Frequently, they are surprised to learn that there are different sign languages in different nations worldwide, as well as variations of these languages. These variations depend on social factors such as region, age, gender, socioeconomic status, and race. One variation, Black ASL, has been recognized for years as a distinct form of sign language but only through anecdotal reports. This volume and its accompanying DVD present the first empirical study that begins to fill in the linguistic gaps about Black ASL.

The powerful cast of contributors to The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL considered three questions in their study. First, what was the sociohistorical reality that made a separate variety of ASL possible? Second, what are the features of the variety of ASL that people call Black ASL? Third, can the same kind of unique features that have been identified in African American English be identified in Black ASL? This groundbreaking book and its companion DVD go far in answering these questions while also showing the true treasures of Black ASL.

Details

  • Title The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure [With DVD]
  • Author Carolyn McCaskill; Ceil Lucas; Robert Bayley
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Gallaudet University Press
  • Date 2011-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781563684890 / 1563684896
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, American Sign Language
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010052968
  • Dewey Decimal Code 419.707

About the author

Carolyn McCaskill is Professor, Department of ASL and Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.

Ceil Lucas is Professor, Department of Linguistics, Gallaudet University.

Joseph Hill is Assistant Professor, Department of Specialized Education Services, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC.

Robert Bayley is Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Davis, CA.

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