Carol Nickens
1 book
About the Author
Carol Nickens is the author of The History of American Sign Language, a work that centers the development, cultural significance, and enduring legacy of American Sign Language. Through an attentive focus on language and history, Nickens brings an important subject to readers interested in communication, identity, and Deaf culture. Her writing invites readers to consider how languages evolve within communities and how signed languages have shaped—and been shaped by—American history. Nickens’s work offers an accessible point of entry into a vital linguistic and cultural story.
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Books by Carol Nickens
