Sign Language Studies
| Discipline | Deaf studies, deaf education, Languages, Sign Languages |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Ceil Lucas |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1972–present |
| Publisher | Gallaudet University Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Sign Lang. Stud. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0302-1475 (print) 1533-6263 (web) |
| Links | |
Sign Language Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering basic and applied research relating to sign languages used throughout the world founded by American linguist William Stokoe. It covers linguistic, cultural, and educational topics.
History
Sign Language Studies was founded by Gallaudet University professor William Stokoe. The journal was initially published with the support of Thomas Sebeok through Mouton and Company, The Hague, Netherlands and Indiana University (1973-1975) and was then published quarterly by Stokoe's self-started publishing company Linstok Press in Silver Spring, Maryland, from 1975 to 1996. Since 2000, Gallaudet University Press has been the publisher of Sign Language Studies. Gallaudet professor emerita Ceil Lucas is currently the journal's editor.[1]
Editors
| Editor | Years Active |
|---|---|
| William C. Stokoe | 1972-1996 |
| David F. Armstrong | 2000-2009 |
| Ceil Lucas | 2009-present |
Editorial Board
The following table reflects the current editorial board, as of April 2018.[2]
| Editor | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Adam | University College London | United Kingdom |
| Glenn Anderson | University of Arkansas | United States |
| Dirksen Bauman | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Douglas Baynton | University of Iowa | United States |
| John D. Bonvillian | University of Virginia | United States |
| Onno Crasborn | Radboud University | the Netherlands |
| Karen Emmorey | San Diego State University | United States |
| Jordan Fenlon | Heriot-Watt University | United Kingdom |
| Maribel Garate | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Brian Greenwald | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Joseph Hill | National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology | United States |
| Julie A. Hochgesang | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Tom Humphries | University of California, San Diego | United States |
| Terry Janzen | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Robert E. Johnson | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Trevor Johnston | Macquarie University | Australia |
| Arlene Kelly | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Adam Kendon | University of Pennsylvania | United States |
| Christopher Krentz | University of Virginia | United States |
| Carolyn McCaskill | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Johanna Mesch | Stockholm University | Sweden |
| Soya Mori | Institute of Developing Economies | Japan |
| Ronice Müller de Quadros | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil |
| Pilar Piñar | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Elena Radutzky | Mason Perkins Deafness Fund | Italy |
| Timothy Reagan | The University of Maine | United States |
| Rose Stamp | The University of Haifa | Israel |
| Gladys Tang | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China |
| Takashi Torigoe | Hyogo University of Teacher Education | Japan |
| John Vickrey Van Cleve | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Sherman Wilcox | University of New Mexico | United States |
| Erin Wilkinson | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Betsy (Elizabeth) Winston | Teaching Interpreting and Mentors Center | United States |
Abstracting and indexing
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External links
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- ^ "History of SLS". Gallaudet University Press. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "SLS Editorial Board". Gallaudet University Press.