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ASL Presentation by Dr. Donna Jo Napoli

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The renowned Dr. Donna Jo Napoli is coming to Duke to support ASL Awareness week. She will expertly address the following:

What are sign languages and why do they matter?

Sign languages are natural human languages that use the visual/manual modality. We consider and discard several misconceptions and prejudices regarding signing and signers. As part of that, we take a quick look at coc…