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A comparative study of sign language among Native American peoples as it relates to other peoples of the 19 century world. - Summary by afutterer (14 hr 3 min)

Chapters

Introductory

3:47

Read by Stacey Malcolm

Divisions of Gesture Speech

10:00

Read by Lauren Fontaine

The Origin of Sign Language, Introduction

6:12

Read by Stacey Malcolm

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Lower Animals

6:21

Read by DJRickyV

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Young Children

4:39

Read by DJRickyV

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures in Mental Disorder

1:59

Read by DJRickyV

The Origin of Sign Language, Uninstructed Deaf-Mutes

3:12

Read by Inkell

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Blind

1:53

Read by Inkell

The Origin of Sign Language, Loss of Speech by Isolation

1:57

Read by Inkell

The Origin of Sign Language, Low Tribes of Man

1:42

Read by Cbteddy

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures as an Occasional Resource

1:33

Read by Cbteddy

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Fluent Talkers

2:50

Read by Cbteddy

The Origin of Sign Language, Involuntary Response to Gestures

1:05

Read by Cbteddy

The Origin of Sign Language, Natural Pantomime

5:57

Read by Cbteddy

Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Introduction

6:44

Read by Cbteddy

Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Conclusions

3:42

Read by Cbteddy

History of Gesture Language

25:31

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Introduction

2:13

Read by Cbteddy

Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Other Peoples Than North American Indians

38:24

Read by Cbteddy

Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Modern Actors and Orators

11:19

Read by Cbteddy

Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language

7:49

Read by VO Gal

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Introduction

2:21

Read by Cassandra A.M.

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Not Correlated With Meagerness of…

6:22

Read by Cbteddy

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, It's Origins From One Tribe or Re…

13:01

Read by VO Gal

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Is The Indian System Special and …

11:12

Read by Inkell

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a Sys…

21:51

Read by Cbteddy

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a Sys…

29:08

Read by Cbteddy

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinc…

3:53

Read by bandai853

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinc…

19:50

Read by bandai853

Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Introduction and Practical Applic…

14:21

Read by Claudia Caldi

Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Relations to Philology

28:42

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Sign Language with Reference to G…

25:05

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Gestures Aiding Archaeologic Rese…

40:13

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Notable Points for Further Researches, Introduction and Invention of New Signs

4:26

Read by CCam

Notable Points for Further Researches, Dangers of Symbolic Interpretation

7:19

Read by Cbteddy

Notable Points for Further Researches, Signs Used by Women and Children

2:52

Read by Cbteddy

Notable Points for Further Researches, Positive Signs Rendered Negative

1:50

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Notable Points for Further Researches, Details of Positions of Fingers

3:49

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Notable Points for Further Researches, Motions Relative to Parts of the Body

3:56

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Notable Points for Further Researches, Suggestions for Collecting Signs

4:45

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Mode in Which Researches Have Been Made

17:24

Read by Lauren Fontaine

List of Authorities and Collaborators

24:58

Read by Cbteddy

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 1

36:31

Read by Cbteddy

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 2

41:24

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 3

42:08

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 4

23:15

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Tribal Signs, Tribal Names

39:18

Read by Cbteddy

Tribal Signs, Proper Names

5:41

Read by Cbteddy

Tribal Signs, Phrases

18:07

Read by Inkell

Dialogues, Tendoy-Huerito Dialogue

12:24

Read by David Cole

Dialogues, Omaha Colloquy

1:00

Read by Inkell

Dialogues, Brule Dakota Colloquy

6:51

Read by David Cole

Dialogues, Dialogue Between Alaskan Indians

19:48

Read by Inkell

Dialogues, Ojibwa Dialogue

2:14

Read by Cbteddy

Narratives, Introduction

1:09

Read by Cbteddy

Narratives, Natci's Narrative

17:45

Read by SwetaB

Narratives, Patricio's Narrative

13:43

Read by David Cole

Narratives, Na-wa-gi-jig's Story

41:12

Read by Cbteddy

Discourses, Address of Kin Che-ess

12:05

Read by David Cole

Discourses, Tso-Di-a-ko's Report

9:07

Read by David Cole

Discourses, Lean Wolf's Complaint

2:18

Read by Cbteddy

Signals

1:34

Read by Cbteddy

Signals Executed by Bodily Action

8:36

Read by David Cole

Signals in Which Objects are Used in Connection with Personal Action

11:29

Read by Cbteddy

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals Gen…

7:29

Read by Victoria Temple

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals of …

3:15

Read by Victoria Temple

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Foreign Smoke Sig…

4:48

Read by Victoria Temple

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Fire Arrows

3:48

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Dust Signals

1:43

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Notes on Cheyenne…

5:28

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Scheme of Illustrations

2:40

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Outlines for Arm Positions in Sign Language

2:47

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Types of Hand Positions in Sign Language

4:15

Read by Inkell

Examples

3:14

Read by Cbteddy