Judy Kegl
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Judy Shepard-Kegl received her Ph.D. in linguistics
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1985, has worked and written extensively within her field and is best known for her work and multiple academic publishings on the Nicaraguan Sign Language
(or ISN, Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua or Idioma de Signos Nicaragüense), a signed language spontaneously developed by deaf children in a number of schools in western Nicaragua
in the 1970s and 1980s.
She is currently a tenured professor of Linguistics and coordinator of the ASL/English Interpreting Program at the University of Southern Maine
.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1985, has worked and written extensively within her field and is best known for her work and multiple academic publishings on the Nicaraguan Sign Language
Nicaraguan Sign Language
Nicaraguan Sign Language is a signed language spontaneously developed by deaf children in a number of schools in western Nicaragua in the 1970s and 1980s...
(or ISN, Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua or Idioma de Signos Nicaragüense), a signed language spontaneously developed by deaf children in a number of schools in western Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
in the 1970s and 1980s.
She is currently a tenured professor of Linguistics and coordinator of the ASL/English Interpreting Program at the University of Southern Maine
University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...
.