Sign Language Among North American Indians (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-MutesBy Garrick Mallery
Length14h 32m
About this audiobook
Garrick Mallery's Sign Language Among North American Indians is a foundational ethnographic study of the visual-gestural languages used across Indigenous nations of North America, especially on the Plains. Combining descriptive catalogues, comparative analysis, and careful observations of gesture, Mallery situates sign language within broader questions of communication, anthropology, and the history of writing. Its prose is methodical and Victorian in its classificatory ambition, yet enlivened by concrete examples, diagrams, and cross-cultural comparisons with deaf sign systems and ancient symbolic practices. Mallery was a U.S. Army officer and later a major figure in the Bureau of American Ethnology, an institution central to nineteenth-century American anthropology. His military and governmental postings brought him into contact with Native communities, while his scholarly interests in pictographs, gesture, and symbolism shaped his conviction that Indigenous sign systems deserved serious scientific attention. Although marked by the assumptions of its era, his work preserves invaluable linguistic and cultural evidence. This book is recommended for readers interested in anthropology, linguistics, Native American studies, semiotics, or the history of communication. It remains essential as both a historical document and an ambitious attempt to understand gesture as a sophisticated human language.
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- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
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GenrePsychology
Length14 hrs 32 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Calendar History of the Kiowa Indians (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Introductory
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6Divisions of Gesture Speech
7The Origin of Sign Language
8Gestures of the Lower Animals
9Gestures of Young Children
10Gestures in Mental Disorder
11Uninstructed Deaf-mutes
12Gestures of the Blind
13Loss of Speech by Isolation
14Low Tribes of Man
15Gestures as an Occasional Resource
16Gestures of Fluent Talkers
17Involuntary Response to Gestures
18Natural Pantomime
19Some Theories Upon Primitive Language
20Conclusions
21History of Gesture Language
22Modern Use of Gesture Speech
23Use by Other Peoples than North American Indians
24Use by Modern Actors and Orators
25Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language
26Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs
27Not Correlated with Meagerness of Language
28Its Origin from One Tribe or Region
29Is the Indian System Special and Peculiar?
30To What Extent Prevalent as a System
31Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive?
32Classes of Diversities in Signs
33Results Sought in the Study of Sign Language
34Practical Application
35Relations to Philology
36Sign Language with Reference to Grammar
37Gestures Aiding Archæologic Research
38Notable Points For Further Researches
39Invention of New Signs
40Danger of Symbolic Interpretation
41Signs Used by Women and Children
42Positive Signs Rendered Negative
43Details of Positions of Fingers
44Motions Relative to Parts of the Body
45Suggestions for Collecting Signs
46Mode in which Researches have been Made
47List of Authorities and Collaborators
48Algonkian
49Dakotan
50Iroquoian
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