The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure

by Joseph Christopher Hill, Robert Bayley, Ceil Lucas, et al.

Book Overview

Black ASL has long been recognized as a distinct variety of American Sign Language based on abundant anecdotal evidence. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, originally published in 2011, presents the first sociohistorical and linguistic study of this language variety. Based on the findings of the Black ASL Project, which undertook this unprecedented research, Hidden Treasure documents the stories and language of the African American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944838724
• ISBN13: 9781944838720
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"