Project Gutenberg 2016-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 333 Seton, Ernest Thompson 1860 1946 Seton-Thompson, Ernest Thompson-Seton, Ernest Seton-Thomson, Ernest Seton, Wolf Thompson, Ernest Evan Thompson, Ernest Seton Scott, Hugh Lenox 1853 1934 Scott, Hugh L. Powers, Lillian Delger 18009503 Sign talk : $b a universal signal code, without apparatus, for use in the Army, the Navy, camping, hunting, and daily life Produced by Chris Curnow, Jennifer Linklater, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sign Talk" by Ernest Thompson Seton is a comprehensive guidebook on gesture-based communication, specifically focusing on a universal signal code derived from various sources, including the gesture language of the Cheyenne Indians. Written in the early 20th century, the work serves as both a practical manual and an ethnographic account, delving into the historical significance and usage of sign language in contexts such as the army, camping, and everyday life. Seton aims to bridge communication gaps across linguistic boundaries through the use of this visual language, highlighting its practicality and elegance. The opening of the text provides insights into the author's motivations and the extensive background research that informed the creation of the signal code. It reveals Seton's personal encounters with Indigenous sign language, illustrating his journey of learning and documenting the rich vocabulary and expressive potential of gesture language. Additionally, it outlines the book's structure, which includes a comprehensive vocabulary of approximately 1,725 signs, along with illustrations to aid understanding. The preface emphasizes the importance of this language in facilitating communication among diverse groups, while also expressing a desire to preserve the rich heritage of sign language associated with Native American cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sign language Indian sign language P Text Category: How To ... Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 574180 2025-07-20T11:43:04.327013 text/html 542652 2024-10-22T23:44:23 text/html 5880712 2025-07-20T11:43:20.858884 application/epub+zip 5881056 2025-07-20T11:43:08.064963 application/epub+zip 252557 2025-07-20T11:43:06.422975 application/epub+zip 6004020 2025-07-20T11:43:27.964856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5872399 2025-07-20T11:43:19.228940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351720 2022-09-23T07:13:18.889583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393671 2025-07-20T11:42:59.161009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373674 2024-10-22T23:44:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18794 2025-07-20T11:43:28.175874 application/rdf+xml 10514 2025-07-20T11:43:06.640964 image/jpeg 1618 2025-07-20T11:43:06.533957 image/jpeg 5312899 2025-07-20T11:43:05.693977 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 en.wikipedia