Course description
Sign Language Science: Factors Contributing to Natural Change
In this course, we will explore how language changes over time. We know from documentation that early ASL does not look the same as it does today. The earliest indications suggest that it originated as gesture, but that’s not what people learn today. That’s because, as it was passed down, it evolved and changed. In this course, we will look at the historical data and discuss how the language changed.
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Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
None
Training content
- Describe how ASL looked like in its inception
- Describe influences on the grammar of ASL by consistent contact with the English language
- Describe syntax and morphology in early ASL
- Describe what scholars of 19th century ASL know about ASL grammar
- Compare trends of change along the timeline of ASL evolution
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Georgetown University, a partner institute of EdX.
3-5 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$99
- Audit Track - Free
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