Project Gutenberg 2006-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 407 Mallery, Garrick 1831 1894 Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Produced by William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples and Deaf-Mutes" by Garrick Mallery is a scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the study of sign language, particularly among Native American tribes, as well as comparing their gestures with those used by other cultures and deaf-mute communities. The text aims to compile and classify a significant body of research on this form of non-verbal communication, highlighting its complexities and its evolutionary significance. The opening of the work introduces Mallery’s dedication to the research on sign language over a two-year period, outlining the necessity of original investigation due to the lack of detailed knowledge on the subject. He emphasizes the potential richness of gesture communication among North American tribes and notes the ongoing collection of data from various contributors worldwide. Mallery seeks to clarify that his paper is a progress report rather than a complete analysis, underscoring the interconnectedness of bodily gestures and facial expressions in conveying meaning. The distinctions between emotional and intellectual gestures are discussed, serving as a precursor to more extensive discussions on the origins and utilization of sign language throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Sign language Indian sign language Deaf -- Means of communication E011 Text Native America Language Education Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 969341 2025-07-07T11:22:23.725854 text/html 933838 2006-01-03T05:43:26 text/html 5239818 2025-07-07T11:23:18.177561 application/epub+zip 5117046 2025-07-07T11:22:38.259690 application/epub+zip 399227 2025-07-07T11:22:27.825754 application/epub+zip 33112703 2025-07-07T11:23:42.614480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32974927 2025-07-07T11:23:00.420610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634392 2022-09-08T11:10:28.774927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777857 2025-07-07T11:22:19.904855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 777833 2006-01-03T05:42:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 778243 2006-01-03T05:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 778380 2006-01-03T05:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24683 2025-07-07T11:23:43.196410 application/rdf+xml 27824 2025-07-07T11:22:28.545738 image/jpeg 4978 2025-07-07T11:22:28.227735 image/jpeg 271097 2006-01-03T05:48:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 271011 2006-01-03T05:48:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 4785179 2006-01-03T05:48:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 270877 2006-01-03T05:48:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 4921343 2025-07-07T11:22:24.464756 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia