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William Stokoe

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Scholar of American Sign Language (1919-2000)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1919 to 2000 · aged 80
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William Clarence “Bill” Stokoe Jr. was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and sign languages throughout the world.

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A passage from Goldilocks in ASL transcribed in Stokoe notation.A passage from Goldilocks in ASL transcribed in Stokoe notation.

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William Clarence “Bill” Stokoe Jr. was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and sign languages throughout the world. Stokoe's work led to a widespread recognition that sign languages are true languages, exhibiting syntax and morphology, and are not only systems of gesture.

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Lived 1919 to 2000 · aged 80
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