Edward Klima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward Klima

American linguist

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 25-Sep-2008

Profession: linguist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Edward Klima

  • Edward S.
  • Klima (June 21, 1931 – September 25, 2008) was an eminent linguist who specialized in the study of sign languages.
  • Klima's work was heavily influenced by Noam Chomsky's then-revolutionary theory of the biological basis of linguistics, and applied that analysis to sign languages.Klima, much of whose work was in collaboration with his wife, Ursula Bellugi, was among the first to prove that sign languages are complete languages and have complex grammars that have all the features of grammars of oral languages.
  • Widespread recognition of this fact was one of the catalysts to the cultural changes in and towards the deaf community in favor of encouraging the use sign language, which had often been discouraged in favor of lip reading in the past.

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