William C. Stokoe

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William C. Stokoe was a pioneering American linguist whose groundbreaking work established American Sign Language as a legitimate, fully structured natural language.

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instanceOf human
linguist
sign language researcher
academicDegree PhD in English
awardReceived honorary degrees from multiple institutions
birthDate 1919-07-21
coAuthor Carl G. Croneberg NERFINISHED
Dorothy C. Casterline NERFINISHED
contributedTo recognition of American Sign Language as a fully structured language
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2000-04-04
describedAs pioneer of sign language linguistics
developed Stokoe notation NERFINISHED
educatedAt Cornell University
employer Gallaudet University NERFINISHED
era 20th-century linguistics
familyName Stokoe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork American Sign Language NERFINISHED
linguistics
sign linguistics
fullName William Clarence Stokoe Jr. NERFINISHED
givenName William
influenced field of Deaf studies
subsequent generations of sign language linguists
knownFor demonstrating that American Sign Language is a natural language
developing a notation system for American Sign Language
founding modern linguistic study of sign languages
languageOfWorkOrName English
legacy established the linguistic legitimacy of American Sign Language NERFINISHED
movement recognition of Deaf culture
nationality American
notableWork Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles NERFINISHED
Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf NERFINISHED
occupation linguist
university professor
placeOfBirth Lancaster, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cheverly, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfEmployment Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
positionHeld chair of the English Department at Gallaudet University
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1960
researchFocus grammar of sign languages
phonological structure of American Sign Language
spouse Ruth Palmeter Stokoe NERFINISHED
taughtAt Gallaudet University NERFINISHED
workInstitution Gallaudet University NERFINISHED

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