''Sign Language Studies'' is a quarterly

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covering basic and applied research relating to

sign language Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign ...

s used throughout the world. It was established in 1972 with

William Stokoe William C. Stokoe Jr. ( ; July 21, 1919 – April 4, 2000) was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and s ...

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as founding

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. It covers

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, and

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al topics. The editor-in-chief is Ceil Lucas.

History

The journal was established by

, with the first issue printed in 1972. From 1973 to 1975, the journal was published with the support of

Thomas Sebeok Thomas Albert Sebeok ( hu, Sebők Tamás, ; 1920–2001) was a Hungarian-born American polymath,Cobley, Paul; Deely, John; Kull, Kalevi; Petrilli, Susan (eds.) (2011). Semiotics Continues to Astonish: Thomas A. Sebeok and the Doctrine of Signs'. ...

through Mouton and Company and Indiana University. Subsequently, the journal was published by Stokoe's publishing company, Linstok Press in

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. Stokoe chose to number issues consecutively since the journal's inception. Linstok Press continued as the journal's publisher until the winter of 1996, and the last issue printed by Linstok was number 93. Following Stokoe's death,

Gallaudet University Press Gallaudet University Press (GUPress) is a publisher that focuses on issues relating to deafness and sign language. It is a part of Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., and was founded in 1980 by the university's Board of Trustees. The press ...

took over publication in 2000 after a 3-year hiatus. The journal's numbering was restarted with "Volume 1, Issue 1". David F. Armstrong, who had served on the

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since 1986, became the new editor of the journal. Armstrong served as editor until 2009, when Ceil Lucas took over. The current editors, as of 2021, are Erin Wilkinson and Pilar Pinar.

Editors

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief: *William C. Stokoe (1972-1996) *David F. Armstrong (2000-2009) *Ceil Lucas (2009–2021) *Erin Wilkinson and Pilar Pinar (2021-present)

Abstracting and indexing

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/SLS.html Deaf studies journals Publications established in 1972 Quarterly journals English-language journals 1972 establishments in Washington, D.C. Gallaudet University