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Sign Languages and the Mind: Their History, Science and Power, Part 1

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Channel: Yale University · 2018 · Education

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In celebration of the introduction of American Sign Language (ASL) to Yale’s curriculum, this panel brought together researchers who discussed the importance of sign languages in the cognitive development of Deaf children, what they reveal about the human mind, and the history of attitudes toward the Deaf and sign languages.
Sign Languages and the Mind: Their History, Science and Power, Part 1
1. Opening Remarks:
 ▪  George Levesque, Associate Dean of Yale College and Dean of Academic Program
 ▪  Cindy Greenspun, Chair of DiversAbility at Yale (DAY)
 ▪  Bob Frank, Chair of the Linguistics Department
2.  Annemarie Kocab, Harvard University "How a new language is created: What homesign and Nicaraguan Sign Language tell us about the human mind”
3.  Amber Martin, Hunter College "The impact of late language acquisition on cognitive development”

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