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

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

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