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SIGN LANGUAGE LINGUISTICS

LINGUIS 375
Course Description

Introduction and overview of the linguistics of sign languages, signing communities, and perceptions of deaf people and sign languages. Topics include: the grammar of sign languages, their use in signing communities, patterns in the transmission and acquisition of sign languages, and the emergence of new sign languages.

Prerequisties
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.78

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
96.3%

No change from Historical

A Rate
92.59%

No change from Historical

Class Size
27

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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