Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf
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"Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf" is a pioneering linguistic study that established American Sign Language as a fully structured natural language with its own grammar and phonology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sign Language Structure | 1 |
| Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22571110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf Context triple: [William C. Stokoe, notableWork, Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf]
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“The Sign Language in Deaf-Mute Instruction”
“The Sign Language in Deaf-Mute Instruction” is a seminal 19th-century work by educator Edward Miner Gallaudet advocating for the use of sign language in the education of deaf students.
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Language as Gesture
Language as Gesture is a critical work by R. P. Blackmur that explores how literary language functions as a dynamic, expressive act akin to physical gesture.
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C.
Nonverbal Communication: Notes on the Visual Perception of Human Relations
Nonverbal Communication: Notes on the Visual Perception of Human Relations is a seminal work in communication studies that analyzes how visual cues, body language, and other nonverbal signals shape human relationships and social interaction.
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D.
Origins of Human Communication
Origins of Human Communication is a scholarly book by Michael Tomasello that explores how human language and communicative abilities evolved from primate social cognition and cooperative behaviors.
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E.
Elements of Semiology
Elements of Semiology is a foundational 1964 work by Roland Barthes that systematically outlines the principles of semiotics and the study of signs in language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf Target entity description: "Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf" is a pioneering linguistic study that established American Sign Language as a fully structured natural language with its own grammar and phonology.
-
A.
“The Sign Language in Deaf-Mute Instruction”
“The Sign Language in Deaf-Mute Instruction” is a seminal 19th-century work by educator Edward Miner Gallaudet advocating for the use of sign language in the education of deaf students.
-
B.
Language as Gesture
Language as Gesture is a critical work by R. P. Blackmur that explores how literary language functions as a dynamic, expressive act akin to physical gesture.
-
C.
Nonverbal Communication: Notes on the Visual Perception of Human Relations
Nonverbal Communication: Notes on the Visual Perception of Human Relations is a seminal work in communication studies that analyzes how visual cues, body language, and other nonverbal signals shape human relationships and social interaction.
-
D.
Origins of Human Communication
Origins of Human Communication is a scholarly book by Michael Tomasello that explores how human language and communicative abilities evolved from primate social cognition and cooperative behaviors.
-
E.
Elements of Semiology
Elements of Semiology is a foundational 1964 work by Roland Barthes that systematically outlines the principles of semiotics and the study of signs in language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
William C. Stokoe
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notableWork
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Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf
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linked to: Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf