Sign language: Its history and contribution to the understanding of the biological nature of language

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 464-467

  Ruben, Robert J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deaf education; History; Linguistics; Monastic signs; Sign language; Socrates

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGN LANGUAGE; VISION;

BRAIN; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 18744412101     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480510026287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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