Stokoe did not invent American Sign Language. His structural analysis studied an existing community language, and the later dictionary involved Deaf collaborators. The mistaken attribution conflates recognition with creation and obscures both ASL’s earlier history and the people who developed and sustained it.
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- FromSign Language Structure (Stokoe) (model)
- Category of its source unitAnalytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
- DomainMeaning & Clarity
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.