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how to relate to the word structure in ASL so that I could improve my signing skills. As noted in many
publications, Bill Stokoe not only had an incredibly positive impact on the study of ASL, but his
concepts have also been used to understand signed languages around the world.
After his presentation, I pulled out my copy of a new edition (1976) of Bill’s A Dictionary of
American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles and asked him to sign it. His inscription reads, For a
new and valued friend, 3 April 1987, Bill Stokoe. To say that he made my day would be an
understatement. All these years later, when I see the name William Stokoe in print, it immediately
brings me back to the short time I spent with him and the profound impact he had on me. To this day,
I still know exactly where I keep a file folder entitled, “Stokoe’s handwriting” (see the link below for the
copy of the handwriting).
https://view.joomag.com/william-stokoes-handwriting-bill-stokoes-handwriting/0907101001569169041
Biography: Dr. Samuel B. Slike has been the Director of Special Education Online Program at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia from 2011 to
present. In addition to overseeing five (5) Special Education certification programs, he is also the coordinator of the fully online Education of the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Program at SJU. Prior to coming to Saint Joe’s, he was Professor and Curriculum Coordinator of the Education of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Teacher Preparation Program for 32 years as well as being an Adjunct Professor of American Sign Language at Bucknell University for 30
years. For his work in Deaf Education, Dr. Slike received the Alumni Excellence Award from Penn State in 2018.
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