Final Exam Part 2 Flashcards
A system of relatively arbitrary symbols and grammatical signals that change across time, and that members of a community share and use for several purposes.
Language
Meaningful to the users and culturally specific
Relatively arbitrary
Words (English); Signs (ASL)
Symbols
Punctuation (English); Facial expressions, pronoun ending markers (ASL)
Grammatical signals
What are 3 characteristics of a language?
Relatively arbitrary, symbols, grammatical signals
A visual, gestural language used by Deaf people, primarily in the United States.
ASL
- Created by hearing educators to make English visible for deaf students.
- A sign corresponds to the English word, oftentimes regardless of meaning.
Signed English
- Focuses on the loss/disability
- Does not engage in Deaf community
- Often prefers lip reading and amplification devices instead of sign language
- Tends to label self hard-of-hearing or hearing impaired
deaf
- Considers self a cultural minority, not a person with a disability.
- Proud member of Deaf Community
- Uses sign language as primary form of communication
- Does not want to be fixed.
Deaf
Inventor of sign language- not really and founded 12 deaf schools in Europe
Abbe de l’ Epee
At age of 12, entered Royal Institute; Became a teacher there after he graduated; First deaf teacher in America
Laurent Clerc
Eventually became a pioneer of deaf education in America
Thomas Gallaudet
Inspired Gallaudet’s career in deaf education
Alice Cogswell
He begged Gallaudet to go to Europe to learn their methods of teaching deaf and became a primary funder of the trip
Mason Cogswell
Where is the American School for The Deaf located?
Hartford, Connecticut
