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Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peopl…

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

Divisions of Gesture Speech

10:00

The Origin of Sign Language, Introduction

6:12

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Lower Animals

6:21

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Young Children

4:39

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures in Mental Disorder

1:59

The Origin of Sign Language, Uninstructed Deaf-Mutes

3:12

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Blind

1:53

The Origin of Sign Language, Loss of Speech by Isolation

1:57

The Origin of Sign Language, Low Tribes of Man

1:42

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures as an Occasional Resource

1:33

The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Fluent Talkers

2:50

The Origin of Sign Language, Involuntary Response to Gestures

1:05

The Origin of Sign Language, Natural Pantomime

5:57

Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Introduction

6:44

Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Conclusions

3:42

History of Gesture Language

25:31

Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Introduction

2:13

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

38:24

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

11:19

Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language

7:49

Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Introduction

2:21

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

6:22

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

13:01

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

11:12

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

21:51

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

29:08

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

3:53

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

19:50

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

14:21

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

28:42

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

25:05

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

40:13

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

4:26

Notable Points for Further Researches, Dangers of Symbolic Interpretation

7:19

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

2:52

Notable Points for Further Researches, Positive Signs Rendered Negative

1:50

Notable Points for Further Researches, Details of Positions of Fingers

3:49

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

3:56

Notable Points for Further Researches, Suggestions for Collecting Signs

4:45

Mode in Which Researches Have Been Made

17:24

List of Authorities and Collaborators

24:58

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 1

36:31

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 2

41:24

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 3

42:08

Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 4

23:15

Tribal Signs, Tribal Names

39:18

Tribal Signs, Proper Names

5:41

Tribal Signs, Phrases

18:07

Dialogues, Tendoy-Huerito Dialogue

12:24

Dialogues, Omaha Colloquy

1:00

Dialogues, Brule Dakota Colloquy

6:51

Dialogues, Dialogue Between Alaskan Indians

19:48

Dialogues, Ojibwa Dialogue

2:14

Narratives, Introduction

1:09

Narratives, Natci's Narrative

17:45

Narratives, Patricio's Narrative

13:43

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

41:12

Discourses, Address of Kin Che-ess

12:05

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

9:07

Discourses, Lean Wolf's Complaint

2:18

Signals

1:34

Signals Executed by Bodily Action

8:36

Signals in Which Objects are Used in Connection with Personal Action

11:29

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

7:29

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

3:15

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

4:48

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

3:48

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

1:43

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

5:28

Scheme of Illustrations

2:40

Outlines for Arm Positions in Sign Language

2:47

Types of Hand Positions in Sign Language

4:15

Examples

3:14