Background
Stokoe, William Clarence was born on July 21, 1919 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William Clarence and Marie Cecelia (Stafford) Stokoe.
(This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant view...)
This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action. Written in a clear and accessible style, Gesture and the Nature of Language will be indispensable reading for all those interested in the origins of language.
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Stokoe, William Clarence was born on July 21, 1919 in Lancaster, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William Clarence and Marie Cecelia (Stafford) Stokoe.
AB, Cornell University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1946. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Gallaudet University, 1989.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Copenhagen (Denmark) University, 1992. DEd (honorary), Madonna University, 1996.
Assistant professor, associate professor Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1946-1955. Professor, chairman English department Gallaudet University, Washington, 1955-1972, director linguistics research laboratory, 1972-1984. Public Sign Language Studies Linstok Press, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1975-1990.
Editor Sign Language Studies, Burtonsville, from 1972. Advisory board CSLI Stanford, California, since 1993.
(This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant view...)
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, St. Andrew's Society of Washington, Cosmos Club, American Anthropological Association.
Married Ruth Adeline Palmeter Stokoe, November 21, 1942. Children: Helen Marie, James Stafford.