Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes

1. Introductory

   3:47

2. Divisions of Gesture Speech

   10:00

3. The Origin of Sign Language, Introduction

   6:12

4. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Lower Animals

   6:21

5. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Young Children

   4:39

6. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures in Mental Disorder

   1:59

7. The Origin of Sign Language, Uninstructed Deaf-Mutes

   3:12

8. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Blind

   1:53

9. The Origin of Sign Language, Loss of Speech by Isolation

   1:57

10. The Origin of Sign Language, Low Tribes of Man

    1:42

11. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures as an Occasional Resource

    1:33

12. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Fluent Talkers

    2:50

13. The Origin of Sign Language, Involuntary Response to Gestures

    1:05

14. The Origin of Sign Language, Natural Pantomime

    5:57

15. Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Introduction

    6:44

16. Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Conclusions

    3:42

17. History of Gesture Language

    25:31

18. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Introduction

    2:13

19. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Other Peoples Than North American Indians

    38:24

20. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Modern Actors and Orators

    11:19

21. Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language

    7:49

22. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Introduction

    2:21

23. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Not Correlated With Meagerness of Language

    6:22

24. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, It's Origins From One Tribe or Region

    13:01

25. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Is The Indian System Special and Peculiar

    11:12

26. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 1

    21:51

27. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 2

    29:08

28. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, Introduction

    3:53

29. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, Classes of Diversities in Signs

    19:50

30. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Introduction and Practical Application

    14:21

31. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Relations to Philology

    28:42

32. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Sign Language with Reference to Grammar

    25:05

33. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Gestures Aiding Archaeologic Research

    40:13

34. Notable Points for Further Researches, Introduction and Invention of New Signs

    4:26

35. Notable Points for Further Researches, Dangers of Symbolic Interpretation

    7:19

36. Notable Points for Further Researches, Signs Used by Women and Children

    2:52

37. Notable Points for Further Researches, Positive Signs Rendered Negative

    1:50

38. Notable Points for Further Researches, Details of Positions of Fingers

    3:49

39. Notable Points for Further Researches, Motions Relative to Parts of the Body

    3:56

40. Notable Points for Further Researches, Suggestions for Collecting Signs

    4:45

41. Mode in Which Researches Have Been Made

    17:24

42. List of Authorities and Collaborators

    24:58

43. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 1

    36:31

44. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 2

    41:24

45. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 3

    42:08

46. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 4

    23:15

47. Tribal Signs, Tribal Names

    39:18

48. Tribal Signs, Proper Names

    5:41

49. Tribal Signs, Phrases

    18:07

50. Dialogues, Tendoy-Huerito Dialogue

    12:24

51. Dialogues, Omaha Colloquy

    1:00

52. Dialogues, Brule Dakota Colloquy

    6:51

53. Dialogues, Dialogue Between Alaskan Indians

    19:48

54. Dialogues, Ojibwa Dialogue

    2:14

55. Narratives, Introduction

    1:09

56. Narratives, Natci's Narrative

    17:45

57. Narratives, Patricio's Narrative

    13:43

58. Narratives, Na-wa-gi-jig's Story

    41:12

59. Discourses, Address of Kin Che-ess

    12:05

60. Discourses, Tso-Di-a-ko's Report

    9:07

61. Discourses, Lean Wolf's Complaint

    2:18

62. Signals

    1:34

63. Signals Executed by Bodily Action

    8:36

64. Signals in Which Objects are Used in Connection with Personal Action

    11:29

65. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals Generally

    7:29

66. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals of The Apaches

    3:15

67. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Foreign Smoke Signals

    4:48

68. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Fire Arrows

    3:48

69. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Dust Signals

    1:43

70. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho Signals

    5:28

71. Scheme of Illustrations

    2:40

72. Outlines for Arm Positions in Sign Language

    2:47

73. Types of Hand Positions in Sign Language

    4:15

74. Examples

    3:14

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