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	William Stokoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Stokoe (pronounced Stokie) (1919 - 2000) was a scholar who researched American Sign Language (ASL) extensively while he worked at Gallaudet University.
		Because he raised the prestige of ASL in academic and educational circles, he is considered a hero in the Deaf community.
		Stokoe coined the terms tab, dez, and sig, meaning sign locataion, handshape, and motion, to indicate different categories of phonemes in ASL.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Stokoe (255 words)

	William C. Stokoe
		Stokoe was widely recognized, both nationally and internationally, as the creator of the linguistic study of the sign languages of the deaf.
		These and Stokoe’s other published works won wide acceptance in the linguistic community and ultimately among educators of the deaf, such that ASL is now widely recognized as an appropriate language of instruction for deaf students and even as an appropriate second language for hearing students in high schools and universities in the United States.
		Stokoe was also a tireless personal advocate for the linguistic and educational rights of deaf people, often in the face of skepticism or even outright hostility.
	gupress.gallaudet.edu /stokoe.html (872 words)

	Stelok's Deaf site
		Stokoe's research on ASL linguistics, personal advocacy and published works resulted into the recognition that the American Sign Language is a true, fully formed, human language with its own syntax, semantics and grammatical structures, thus overcoming the contentions of linguists that it was little more than a rudimentary imitation of the spoken word.
		William C. Stokoe (pronounced STOH-key) Jr., a renowned linguistics pioneer, a Gallaudet University professor emeritus of linguistics and one of the most influential hearing individuals in the Deaf community who was known throughout the Deaf community as the Father of ASL for his significant contributions to ASL (American Sign Language).
		Stokoe was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Cosmos Club of Washington D.C. He was a past president of the St. Andrews Society of Washington and had served as pipe major of the Washington Scottish Pipe Band.
	www.angelfire.com /ut/stelok (925 words)

	William Stokoe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Because he raised the prestige of ASL in academic and educational circles, he is considered a hero in the (People who have severe hearing impairments) Deaf community.
		Cheremes are the elemental units of manual language, analogous to ((linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language) phonemes in spoken languages.
		Stokoe's notation system is mostly restricted to use by linguists and academics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/william_stokoe.htm (265 words)

	Sign Language
		Stokoe recounts in Language in Hand how inspiration grew out of his original discovery in the 1950s and '60s that deaf people who signed were using a true language with constructions that did not derive from spoken English.
		Stokoe concludes Language in Hand with an hypothesis on how the acceptance of sign language as the first language of humans could revolutionize the education of infants, both deaf and hearing, who, like early humans, have the full capacity for language without speech.
		William C. Stokoe came to Washington, D.C., in 1955 to teach English to deaf college students, and he soon realized that the intricate movements of their hands and bodies represented a fully developed language that met all linguistic criteria.
	www.wordtrade.com /society/signlanguage.htm (3490 words)

	GENUKI: Lincolnshire Schoolteachers and Headmasters
		BEESTON, William Edward, born 1858, teacher at National School in Elsham in 1891, RG12/2626, ED 17 F97 Pg 4, remained headmaster until 1923.
		CROSSMAN, William, schoolmaster at National School in Broughton from 1855 to at least 1876, shown as retired schoolmaster, age 72, at Broughton in 1891, RG12/2626, ED14 F67 Pg 8.
		STOKOE, Ernest William, single, age 29, born GLS, schoolmaster in Woodhall in 1891.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LIN/schoolteachers.html (10633 words)

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		Dr. Stokoe, who joined the Gallaudet English faculty in 1955, is widely recognized, both nationally and internationally, as the creator of the linguistic study of the sign languages of the deaf.
		Stokoe's research, published works and personal advocacy led to widespread acceptance of the idea that ASL is an appropriate language of instruction for deaf students, and even that it is an appropriate second language for hearing students in high schools and universities in the United States.
		In addition to his work on ASL, Dr. Stokoe was also one of a group of international scholars who led a revival of scientific interest in the origin and evolution of the human capacity for language.
	news.gallaudet.edu /newsreleases/Article.asp?ID=2298 (291 words)

	American Sign Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This situation was changed by William Stokoe a professor of English hired at Gallaudet University in 1955.
		ASL is a natural language as proved to the satisfaction of the linguistic community by William Stokoe.
		Stokoe, William C. Sign language structure: An outline of the visual communication systems of the American deaf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Sign_Language (1991 words)

	What they're saying about William Stokoe...Gallaudet University Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bill Stokoe is the father of linguistics in the field of American Sign Language.
		Seeing Language in Sign traces the process that Stokoe followed to prove scientifically and unequivocally that American Sign Language (ASL) meets the full criteria of linguistics phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and use of language to be classified a fully developed language.
		This perceptive account dramatically captures the struggle Stokoe faced in persuading the establishment of the truth of his discovery.
	gupress.gallaudet.edu /Stokoecompliments.html (600 words)

	For the Love of ASL
		William C. Stokoe, Jr., Professor Emeritus at Gallaudet University passed away at the age of 80 after a long illness, at his home, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA, on April 4, 2000.
		Dr Stokoe, who was a member of Gallaudet English faculty in 1955, is widely recognized, both in Canada and at an international level, as the creator of the linguistic study of sign languages of the Deaf.
		Stokoe’s research, published works and personal advocacy led to wide-spread acceptance of the idea that ASL is an appropriate language of instruction for Deaf students, and even that it is an appropriate second language for hearing students in high schools and universities in Canada and United States.
	www.sjw.reach.net /aslnl2.htm (877 words)

	Gallaudet University - On The Green
		The occasion was an October 15-17 conference in tribute of William (Bill) Stokoe widely referred to as the “Father of American Sign Language.” Stokoe also celebrated his 80th birthday over the weekend, reminiscing with friends and colleagues.
		He shared how Stokoe was personally supportive when he was elected to the chairmanship of the Board in 1994.
		Stokoe’s influence can be directly linked to the legitimization of signed languages around the world and major movements such as “Deaf President Now” in 1988, the 1989 Deaf Way, and the Deaf Way II conference that is being planned for 2002.
	pr.gallaudet.edu /otg/BackIssues.asp?ID=320 (395 words)

	William Stokoe Jr -- an Honorary Unsubscribe
		William Stokoe Jr In 1955 Stokoe, a linguist, became fascinated with American Sign Language, the language of the deaf, when he went to teach English at Washington DC's Gallaudet University.
		Long thought to be simple gestures that mimicked spoken English, when Stokoe watched students communicate among themselves by signing he realized ASL was a language unto itself, with its own vocabulary and grammar.
		Stokoe died April 4 at home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 80.
	www.honoraryunsubscribe.com /william_stokoe_jr.html (448 words)

	Dye ,Woll & Baker
		Early work by William Stokoe established a set of formational elements that could be used to describe signs independently of their motivation (Stokoe, Casterline and Croneberg, 1965).
		William Stokoe and his colleagues (Stokoe, Casterline and Croneberg, 1965) were the first to formulate a set of sub-lexical units for the signs of a signed language, namely ASL.
		Within the Stokoe framework, this would indicate that a fist handshape is one dez of BSL while a fist handshape with the thumb extended is another.
	www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de /Intersign/Workshop2/DyeWollBaker/DyeWollBaker.html (5438 words)

	William C. Stokoe Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stokoe, who taught at Gallaudet University in Washington, is credited with winning recognition of American Sign Language as a genuine language, overcoming the contentions of linguists that it was little more than a rudimentary imitation of the spoken word.
		In 1955, when Stokoe (pronounced STOH-key) arrived at Gallaudet, the only university for the hearing-impaired in the United States, he knew little about sign language or even about deafness.
		Stokoe's beliefs gradually drew wide acceptance and persuaded schools for the deaf to re-evaluate their approaches.
	members.aol.com /deathpool/obits00/stokoewi.html (200 words)

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		Washington, DC—William C. Stokoe, whose groundbreaking research proved that American Sign Language was a complete and complex language distinct from spoken English, was named this month a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
		Stokoe, who earned his doctorate degree from Cornell University, joined the faculty at Gallaudet University in 1955, and commenced to learn sign language in order to teach his classes and communicate with students and colleagues.
		By the early 1960s, Stokoe's work had attracted international attention and led to the development of a new field of linguistic study of signed languages around the world.
	news.gallaudet.edu /newsreleases/Article.asp?ID=2873 (511 words)

	Quaker Cem., Wheatland, NY
		Florence Field says that "Edith Stokoe is a charming lady of 91 years who is my neighbor and who lives next door to the Quaker Cemetery." Many of her ancestors and relatives are buried there.
		Stokoe provided a strip of land at the side of the cemetery to be a burial plot for the Stokoes in case they were denied in the Quaker area.
		She is his daughter and brother of James L. William Rice, veteran of WWI, was a son-in-law of William L. Stokoe, husband of Janet Isabel Stokoe Rice.
	www.rootsweb.com /~nymonroe/cem/quaker-cemetery.htm (1423 words)

	Introduction
		William Stokoe was the first Linguistic researcher to study American Sign Language.
		Stokoe has published a field guide to studying SL and his view is that if all researchers use his lists of vocabulary and sentences, to gather data a large comparison study could be compiled sometime in the future.
		As a result of Stokoe’s work, the stigma of ASL is gradually diminishing while fascination of the language and culture of the Deaf is developing.
	www.websterwood.com /cheryl/essays/asl_bsl.html (10759 words)

	HISTORY OF SKELTON IN CLEVELAND
		Isaac Edward Pollard, age 10, the son of a miner had been sent to live with friends at Lingdale, because there was no school at N Skelton, woke at midnight and asked for a drink of cold tea.
		James was the brother of William Gladders, noted above as the first passenger train driver to cross the Viaduct to Skelton.
		The Education Act of this year introduced attendance committees where there were no School Boards and placed a duty on parents to ensure their children were taught the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /bandl.danby/Skelton1875_1876.html (613 words)

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		Many sign linguists eschew much of Stokoe's terminology, preferring in some cases terms common in the linguistics of spoken languages, and in others new terms that are specific to sign linguistics.
		When hand-writing standard Stokoe notation for a sign with a base hand, I find it useful to put a period between the symbols for the base handshape and the active handshape.
		Stokoe, W., C. Casterline & C. Croneberg 1976 _A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles_.
	www.speakeasy.org /~mamandel/ASCII-Stokoe.txt (1321 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Seeing Language in Sign: The Work of William C. Stokoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stokoe's study and intense research into the beauty, complexity, and linguistic formatives of what would come to be called American Sign Language forever transformed how the linguistic community would view the language of the deaf.
		William Stokoe was a true hero in his brilliance, committment and sacrifices to bring the true nature of American Sign Language to light.
		His story is inspiring and infuriating, as the reader learns of the obsticles placed in Stokoe's way as he strove to prove that ASL is a true language, full of all the richness and bredth of any spoken language.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/156368053X (428 words)

	Stokoe Coat of Arms
		The name Stokoe was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the island in 1066.
		First found in Somerset where they were conjecturally descended from Walter de Douai, a Norman noble who was a Domesday tenant of Chilcompton, a village which two mills, 220 sheep, and 70 goats.
		It is hard to say exactly when man first came to the lands that were to become the British Isles, but it can be said with certainty that Paleolithic tribes were flourishing there by 8000 BC.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.c/qx/stokoe-coat-arms.htm (1202 words)

	New Titles ----- March 2002 Newsletter
		The vision of Piers Plowman / William Langland ; a critical edition of the B-text based on Trinity College Cambridge MS London : Everyman, 1995.
		Lord of the flies : by William Golding ; introduction by E.M. Forster ; with a biographical and critical note by E.L. Epstein.
		William Faulkner A to Z : A. Nicholas Fargnoli and Michael Golay.
	www.tcc.fl.edu /dept/library/tp/march2002.htm (7463 words)

	Amy Rosenberg Thesis University Kansas
		It began with the work of William Stokoe (e.g., 1965) and has been taken up from various angles by many linguists since then (e.g., Wilbur 1987, Valli and Lucas 1992, Siedlecki and Bonvillian 1997).
		The Deaf community has benefitted greatly from this movement to elevate the status of their mode of communication to equivalent to spoken English, the language that most educators had insisted they abandon their language for.
		Stokoe William C., Dorothy C. Casterline and Carl G. Croneberg.
	www.signwriting.org /forums/research/rese017.html (1002 words)

	William Stokoe
		William Stokoe (pronounced Stokie) is a linguist who made the first dictionary of American Sign Language.
		He invented a written notation for sign language.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/William_Stokoe.html (112 words)

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		National Association of the Deaf--Stokoe (William C.) Scholarship The William C. Stokoe Scholarship is an annual award that is made to a deaf graduate student.
		The goal of the scholarship is to increase the number of deaf social scientist who are actively involved in research on Sign Language or the Deaf Community, whether in linguistics, psychology, anthropology, sociology, or other fields.
		Stokoe Scholarship winners must create and complete a research or development project within a year, that relates to Sign Language or the Deaf Community.
	www.nyu.edu /pages/gsas/files/stokoe (176 words)

	Timeline of International Sign Languages - Article
		William "Dummy" Hoy (1862-1961), the first deaf Major League baseball player, was the reason umpires adopted hand signals: "out", "safe", and "strike".
		Linguistic Book, 1960: William Stokoe of United States published a first linguistic book of American Sign Language as a language.
		Royal Visit, 1988: Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry visited the Burnaby South Secondary School and the Provincial School for the Deaf on March 24, 1998, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
	www.museumstuff.com /articles/ar3931069661431.html (1424 words)

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