1919 - 2000
William Stokoe American Educator
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Stokoe
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| Birthday |
21st July, 1919
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| Birthplace |
New Hampshire
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| Died |
4th April, 2000
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| Place of Death |
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Educator
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William C. Stokoe Jr. ( STOH-kee; July 21, 1919 in New Hampshire – April 4, 2000 in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and sign languages throughout the world and had a profound impact on deaf culture, deaf education, and sign language teaching and interpreting. Stokoe's work led to a widespread recognition that sign languages are true languages, exhibiting syntax and morphology, and are not mere systems of gesture. This work redefined the concept of "language" itself, and influenced thinking in theoretical linguistics, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, neural studies, and even jurisprudence.
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