Ceil Lucas

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  • Lucas, Ceil (ed.). 1996. Multicultural Aspects of Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-108-0.
  • Lucas, Ceil (ed.). 1998. Pinky Extension and Eye Gaze: Language Use in Deaf Communities . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-070-0, ISSN   1080-5494.
  • Lucas, Ceil, Robert Bayley, and Clayton Valli. 2001. Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-113-4, ISSN   1080-5494.
  • Lucas, Ceil (ed.). 2001. The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages. Cambridge University Press.
  • Lucas, Ceil, Robert Bayley, and Clayton Valli. 2003. What's Your Sign for Pizza?: An Introduction to Variation in American Sign Language . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-144-8.
  • Lucas, Ceil (ed.). 2002. Turn-Taking, Fingerspelling, and Contact in Signed Languages . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-128-8, ISSN   1080-5494.
  • Lucas, Ceil (ed.). 2003. Language and the Law in Deaf Communities . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-317-6.
  • Valli, Clayton, Ceil Lucas, Kristin J. Mulrooney, and Miako N.P. Rankin. 2011. Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction . 5th edition. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-507-1.
  • McCaskill, Carolyn, Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, and Joseph Hill. 2011. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure Archived 2018-06-29 at the Wayback Machine . Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. ISBN   978-1-56368-489-0.
  • Bayley, Robert, Richard Cameron, and Ceil Lucas. 2013. The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics . Oxford University Press.
  • Schembri, Adam C., and Ceil Lucas. 2015. Sociolinguistics and Deaf Communities . Cambridge University Press.

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    2. 1 2 "Gallaudet Celebrates Sesquicentennial Commencement". Gallaudet University. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
    3. ↑ "Ceil Lucas". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
    4. 1 2 Lucas, Ceil (2017). How I Got Here: A Memoir. Bothell, WA: Book Publishers Network. p. 176. ISBN   978-1945271618.
    5. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0936085 - The History and the Structure of Black American Sign Language (ASL): Materials for Building Community Awareness". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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    Ceil Lucas
    Born (1951-03-19) March 19, 1951 (age 73)
    Other namesCeil Kovac
    OccupationProfessor of Linguistics
    Known forSign language linguistics, sociolinguistic variation in American Sign Language
    TitleProfessor Emerita
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    Thesis Children's acquisition of variable features (1980)
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