Description:
The Society for American Sign Language Journal is the official refereed journal of the Society for American Sign Language. Published biannually, the SASL Journal provides a platform for researchers, scholars, administrators, developers, assessors, practitioners, and students to impart and share the knowledge that is socially conscious and sensitive toward American Sign Language as a human language. The journal is comprised of high-quality scholarly work, empirical and theoretical research papers, as well as case and descriptive studies, literature reviews, and book and performance reviews that address the signed language and related fields. The Society for American Sign Language Journal is currently sponsored by the Department of Languages at Clemson University.
Review Quotes:
Editor's Commentary
SASLJ Unveiled: A New Frontier
Jody H. Cripps ............................................................................................. 4
Featured Manuscripts
American Sign Language: Access, Benefits, and Quality
Russell S. Rosen ............................................................................................. 7
A Sketch on Reading Methodology for Deaf Children
Samuel J. Supalla .......................................................................................... 35
American Sign Language Literature: Some Considerations for Legitimacy and Quality Issues
Andrew P. J. Byrne ........................................................................................ 56
Understanding Signed Music
Jody H. Cripps and Ely Lyonblum ...................................................................... 78
Review
Is Silence Music to the Eye? A Review of Signed Music: A Symphonious Odyssey
Lisalee D. Egbert .......................................................................................... 96