Pictographs – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Conclusions
Language
Signals – Signals in Which Objects Are Used in Connection With Personal Action – Sign Language
Buffalo Discovered. See also Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho signals When the Ponkas or Omahas discover buffalo the watcher stands erect on the hill, with his face toward the camp, holding his blanket with an end in each hand, his arms being stretched out (right and left) on a line with, shoulders. (Dakota VIII; Omaha
Sign Language Among North American Indians
Sign language among North American Indians was surprisingly uniform across the tribes, and appears to be the “language” of choice when Indians traversed from tribe to tribe in order to trade. This manuscript provides detailed signs for common dictionary words, complete narration and dialogue, as well as the history of sign language and how its origin in the Indian nations. Of particular interest are the sections on Native American gestures, and their use of smoke signals, fire signals, and dust signals.
Sign Language with Reference to Grammar
Apart from the more material and substantive relations between signs and language, it is to be expected that analogies can by proper research be ascertained between their several developments in the manner of their use, that is, in their grammatic mechanism, and in the genesis of the sentence. The science of language, ever henceforward to
Signals – Smoke Signals – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Signals Made When the Person of the Signalist is Not Visible
Scheme of Illustration – Sign Language
In the following pages the scheme of graphic illustration, intended both to save labor and secure accuracy, which was presented in the Introduction to the Study of Sign Language, is reproduced with some improvements. It is given for the use of observers who may not see that publication, the material parts of which being included
Results Sought in the Study of Sign Language
These may be divided into (1) its practical application, (2) its aid to philologic researches in general with (3) particular reference to the grammatic machinery of language, and (4) its archæologic relations. Practical Application The most obvious application of Indian sign language will for its practical utility depend, to a large extent, upon the correctness
Relations to Philology – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Relations to Philology
Notable Points for Further Researches – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Notable Points for Further Researches
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Narrative – Patricio’s – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Patricio’s Narrative
Its Origin from One Tribe or Region – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Its Origin from One Tribe or Region
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Omaha Colloquy & Brulé Dakota Colloquy – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Omaha Colloquy
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Once Probably Universal in North America – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Once Probably Universal in North America
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Signals – Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho Signals – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho Signals
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Not Correlated with Meagerness of Language – Sign Language
Sign Language Among North American Indians – Not Correlated with Meagerness of Language
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