CEUs: 0.1 PS
Presenter: Dr. Keith M Cagle
Presented in: ASL with interpreted voice-over.
Format: Instructional Video
This is an Instructional Video by GURIEC/NCIEC.
Before the emergence of French Sign Language (LSF) in the 18th century and American Sign Language in the 19th century, Cistercian Sign Language (CSL) had been extensively used by monks for centuries in Europe. In this lecture, Cagle explores the possible roots of ASL prior to LSF. For this study, translations of words from French to English were conducted, and lexical signs of Cistercian Sign Language, French Sign Language and American Sign Language were compared and analyzed. Findings reveal numerous identical and similar signs between CSL and Early LSF, and connections between CSL, LSF, and ASL, indicating that lexical borrowing from CSL was a factor in the development of LSF and ASL. Based on Cagle’s doctoral dissertation, “Exploring the Ancestral Roots of American Sign Language: Lexical Borrowing from Cistercian Sign Language and French Sign Language,” this lecture will provide perspectives of how the translation functioned in multi-lingual comparative works.
Educational Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe the process for cross-linguistic comparison research
- Participants will be able to explain the importance of finding and validating semantic correlations prior to beginning the research
- Participants will be able to explain what Cistercian Sign Language (CSL) is
- Participants will be able to describe the criteria are for identifying language borrowing
- Participants will be able to identify the types and extent of similarities among CSL, Language of Signed French (LSF), and American Sign Language (ASL)
CEUs on the GO is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This PS program is offered for 0.1 CEUs at the “Little/None” Content Knowledge Level.