FHPO Chapters 1-12 Flashcards
Historically, ASL had 2 major contributors, which are?
Laurent Clerc and the Vineyarders
The first deaf teacher of the deaf in the US
Laurent Clerc
Laurent Clerc was the co-founder of what?
The American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut
Pioneered sign-based education for deaf people in the Western Hemisphere
The American School for the Deaf, affectionally known as “Old Hartford”
ASL has evolved from a blend of what 2 sources?
Old French Sign Language (brought here by Clerc)
&
Old American sign language, used in the communities of Chilmark and West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard
This is where signing was as accepted as normal speech, used by the deaf and hearing alike.
Martha’s Vineyard
ASL is a hybrid of ____ and a?
Hybrid of FSL, and an indigenous sign language
When a subordinate language picks up words and uses them from a dominating language, which are gradually incorporated into the subordinate language
Creolization
When and where did the history of ASL in the classroom begin?
Early 19th century in Hartford, Connecticut
Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell had a daughter in 1805 that was
Deafened early because of spotted fever
Why didn’t Dr. Cogswell send Alice to Braidwood?
Didn’t like the idea of shipping her off on the dangerous month long voyage
How did Thomas Gallaudet meet Alice?
Thomas was there neighbor. He was a graduate of Yale and was home recovering from his chronic ill health. He noticed Alice apart from the other kids unable to join in their play.
When Thomas first arrived in Paris, he went where and what happened there?
Went to the Braidwood Academy. They wanted outrageous pay and 3-5 years. So he left.
Where did Thomas go after Braidwood?
A public demonstration given by the abbé Sicard in Londonv
What happened at the public demonstration?
The abbé Siccard showed off his 2 brightest students: Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc. He would sign them questions about the French education of the deaf and they would write it down on chalkboards.
In 1816, Gallaudet was invited by Sicard to what?
The French National Institute in Paris and was given access to everything.
What did Thomas G realize after being received at the French National Institute?
Not enough time to master everything he needed to know to teach the deaf. Clerc volunteered to go with him to the states and establish a new school
During their 51 day journey on board the ?, Clerc taught Gallaudet the fine points of LSF, and Gallaudet taught Clerc some English.
Mary Augusta
What opened in Hartford, Connecticut in April 15,1817?
The American Asylum for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons
When was ASL thought of as a language?
When William C. Stoke subjected it to linguistic analysis.
Did the American Asylum for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons use oral education?
No, expect for a few semi-mutes. Was seen as a waste of time
Both Clerc and Gallaudet married people from where
“Old Hartford” alumni
What was the first recorded deaf marriage in US?
In 1818 when Clerc married Eliza Crocker
Gallaudet married this woman, soon afterwards known as the “queen of the Deaf community”
Sophia Fowler