Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes

Garrick Mallery

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Length

14 h 3 min

Chapters

74

Language

English

Genre

Language learning

First published

1879

Chapters

1. 1 IntroductoryRead by Stacey Malcolm 3:47
2. 2 Divisions of Gesture SpeechRead by Lauren Fontaine 10:00
3. 3 The Origin of Sign Language, IntroductionRead by Stacey Malcolm 6:12
4. 4 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Lower AnimalsRead by DJRickyV 6:21
5. 5 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Young ChildrenRead by DJRickyV 4:39
6. 6 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures in Mental DisorderRead by DJRickyV 1:59
7. 7 The Origin of Sign Language, Uninstructed Deaf-MutesRead by Inkell 3:12
8. 8 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the BlindRead by Inkell 1:53
9. 9 The Origin of Sign Language, Loss of Speech by IsolationRead by Inkell 1:57
10. 10 The Origin of Sign Language, Low Tribes of ManRead by Cbteddy 1:42
11. 11 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures as an Occasional ResourceRead by Cbteddy 1:33
12. 12 The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Fluent TalkersRead by Cbteddy 2:50
13. 13 The Origin of Sign Language, Involuntary Response to GesturesRead by Cbteddy 1:05
14. 14 The Origin of Sign Language, Natural PantomimeRead by Cbteddy 5:57
15. 15 Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, IntroductionRead by Cbteddy 6:44
16. 16 Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, ConclusionsRead by Cbteddy 3:42
17. 17 History of Gesture LanguageRead by Lauren Fontaine 25:31
18. 18 Modern Use of Gesture Speech, IntroductionRead by Cbteddy 2:13
19. 19 Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Other Peoples Than North American IndiansRead by Cbteddy 38:24
20. 20 Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Modern Actors and OratorsRead by Cbteddy 11:19
21. 21 Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign LanguageRead by VO Gal 7:49
22. 22 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, IntroductionRead by Cassandra A.M. 2:21
23. 23 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Not Correlated With Meagerness of LanguageRead by Cbteddy 6:22
24. 24 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, It's Origins From One Tribe or RegionRead by VO Gal 13:01
25. 25 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Is The Indian System Special and PeculiarRead by Inkell 11:12
26. 26 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 1Read by Cbteddy 21:51
27. 27 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 2Read by Cbteddy 29:08
28. 28 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, IntroductionRead by bandai853 3:53
29. 29 Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, Classes of Diversities in SignsRead by bandai853 19:50
30. 30 Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Introduction and Practical ApplicationRead by Claudia Caldi 14:21
31. 31 Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Relations to PhilologyRead by Elsie Selwyn 28:42
32. 32 Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Sign Language with Reference to GrammarRead by Elsie Selwyn 25:05
33. 33 Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Gestures Aiding Archaeologic ResearchRead by Elsie Selwyn 40:13
34. 34 Notable Points for Further Researches, Introduction and Invention of New SignsRead by CCam 4:26
35. 35 Notable Points for Further Researches, Dangers of Symbolic InterpretationRead by Cbteddy 7:19
36. 36 Notable Points for Further Researches, Signs Used by Women and ChildrenRead by Cbteddy 2:52
37. 37 Notable Points for Further Researches, Positive Signs Rendered NegativeRead by Lauren Fontaine 1:50
38. 38 Notable Points for Further Researches, Details of Positions of FingersRead by Lauren Fontaine 3:49
39. 39 Notable Points for Further Researches, Motions Relative to Parts of the BodyRead by Lauren Fontaine 3:56
40. 40 Notable Points for Further Researches, Suggestions for Collecting SignsRead by Lauren Fontaine 4:45
41. 41 Mode in Which Researches Have Been MadeRead by Lauren Fontaine 17:24
42. 42 List of Authorities and CollaboratorsRead by Cbteddy 24:58
43. 43 Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 1Read by Cbteddy 36:31
44. 44 Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 2Read by Lauren Fontaine 41:24
45. 45 Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 3Read by Lauren Fontaine 42:08
46. 46 Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 4Read by Lauren Fontaine 23:15
47. 47 Tribal Signs, Tribal NamesRead by Cbteddy 39:18
48. 48 Tribal Signs, Proper NamesRead by Cbteddy 5:41
49. 49 Tribal Signs, PhrasesRead by Inkell 18:07
50. 50 Dialogues, Tendoy-Huerito DialogueRead by David Cole 12:24
51. 51 Dialogues, Omaha ColloquyRead by Inkell 1:00
52. 52 Dialogues, Brule Dakota ColloquyRead by David Cole 6:51
53. 53 Dialogues, Dialogue Between Alaskan IndiansRead by Inkell 19:48
54. 54 Dialogues, Ojibwa DialogueRead by Cbteddy 2:14
55. 55 Narratives, IntroductionRead by Cbteddy 1:09
56. 56 Narratives, Natci's NarrativeRead by SwetaB 17:45
57. 57 Narratives, Patricio's NarrativeRead by David Cole 13:43
58. 58 Narratives, Na-wa-gi-jig's StoryRead by Cbteddy 41:12
59. 59 Discourses, Address of Kin Che-essRead by David Cole 12:05
60. 60 Discourses, Tso-Di-a-ko's ReportRead by David Cole 9:07
61. 61 Discourses, Lean Wolf's ComplaintRead by Cbteddy 2:18
62. 62 SignalsRead by Cbteddy 1:34
63. 63 Signals Executed by Bodily ActionRead by David Cole 8:36
64. 64 Signals in Which Objects are Used in Connection with Personal ActionRead by Cbteddy 11:29
65. 65 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals GenerallyRead by Victoria Temple 7:29
66. 66 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals of The ApachesRead by Victoria Temple 3:15
67. 67 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Foreign Smoke SignalsRead by Victoria Temple 4:48
68. 68 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Fire ArrowsRead by Lauren Fontaine 3:48
69. 69 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Dust SignalsRead by Lauren Fontaine 1:43
70. 70 Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho SignalsRead by Lauren Fontaine 5:28
71. 71 Scheme of IllustrationsRead by Lauren Fontaine 2:40
72. 72 Outlines for Arm Positions in Sign LanguageRead by Lauren Fontaine 2:47
73. 73 Types of Hand Positions in Sign LanguageRead by Inkell 4:15
74. 74 ExamplesRead by Cbteddy 3:14

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