Garrick Mallery
Sign Language of the North American Indians
(Illustrated Edition)
Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes
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2018 OK Publishing
ISBN 978-80-272-4587-1
Table of Contents
Gestures as an Occasional Resource
Involuntary Response to Gestures
Some Theories Upon Primitive Language
Use by Other Peoples than North American Indians
Use by Modern Actors and Orators
Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language
Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs
Not Correlated with Meagerness of Language
Its Origin from One Tribe or Region
Is the Indian System Special and Peculiar?
To What Extent Prevalent as a System
Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive?
Classes of Diversities in Signs
Results Sought in the Study of Sign Language
Sign Language with Reference to Grammar
Gestures Aiding Archæologic Research
Notable Points For Further Researches
Danger of Symbolic Interpretation
Signs Used by Women and Children
Positive Signs Rendered Negative
Details of Positions of Fingers
Motions Relative to Parts of the Body
Suggestions for Collecting Signs
Mode in which Researches have been Made
List of Authorities and Collaborators