William C. Stokoe

8.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
59 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

William C. Stokoe is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Stokoe has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 24 papers in Language and Linguistics and 11 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in William C. Stokoe's work include Hearing Impairment and Communication (32 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (11 papers) and Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (10 papers). William C. Stokoe is often cited by papers focused on Hearing Impairment and Communication (32 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (11 papers) and Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (10 papers). William C. Stokoe collaborates with scholars based in United States. William C. Stokoe's co-authors include Herbert Landar, Sherman Wilcox, David Armstrong, Aslı Özyürek, Sotaro Kita, Curtis LeBaron, Charles Goodwin, David McNeill, John B. Haviland and Shuichi Nobe and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Language and Annual Review of Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

William C. Stokoe

42 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

The signs of language . By Edward S. Klima and Ursula Bel... 1961 2026 1982 2004 1980 2004 2000 1965 1961 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The signs of language . By Edward S. Klima and Ursula Bellugi Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. Pp. xii, 417. $25.00.
    1980 984 citations William C. Stokoe Language profile →
  2. Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf
    2004 645 citations William C. Stokoe The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education profile →
  3. Language and Gesture
    2000 630 citations David McNeill, John B. Haviland et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  4. A dictionary of American sign language on linguistic principles
    1965 589 citations William C. Stokoe et al. profile →
  5. Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf
    1961 343 citations Herbert Landar, William C. Stokoe Language profile →

Peers

William C. Stokoe
Sotaro Kita United Kingdom
Carol Padden United States
Wendy Sandler Israel
Scott K. Liddell United States
Rachel I. Mayberry United States
Bencie Woll United Kingdom
Diane Brentari United States
Karen Emmorey United States
Aslı Özyürek Netherlands
Pierre Feyereisen Belgium
Sotaro Kita United Kingdom
William C. Stokoe
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William C. Stokoe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stokoe, William C.. (2009). Language in Hand. Gallaudet University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (2005). Visible Verbs Become Spoken. Sign language studies. 5(2). 152–169. 2 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (2004). Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 10(1). 3–37. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stokoe, William C.. (2001). Where Should We Look for Language?. Sign language studies. 1(4). 426–433. 2 indexed citations
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McNeill, David, John B. Haviland, Adam Kendon, et al.. (2000). Language and Gesture. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 630 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stokoe, William C., et al.. (1997). Seeing Language in Sign: The Work of William C. Stokoe. History of Education Quarterly. 37(3). 334–334. 21 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1995). Deaf Culture Working. Sign language studies. 86(1). 81–94. 2 indexed citations
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Wilcox, Sherman, Joanne Scheibman, David Wood, Dennis Cokely, & William C. Stokoe. (1994). Multimedia dictionary of American Sign Language. 9–16. 22 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1993). Unabridged—Two Recent Sign Language Dictionaries. Sign language studies. 78(1). 63–72. 1 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1990). Language, Prelanguage, and Sign Language. Seminars in Speech and Language. 11(2). 92–99. 1 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1988). Approaching Monastic Sign Language. Sign language studies. 58(1). 37–47. 1 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1983). An Enlarged Perspective. Sign language studies. 38(1). 85–93. 1 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1980). The signs of language . By Edward S. Klima and Ursula Bellugi Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. Pp. xii, 417. $25.00.. Language. 56(4). 893–899. 984 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stokoe, William C.. (1980). Sign Language Structure. Annual Review of Anthropology. 9(1). 365–390. 287 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1980). Linguistics: The Sign and Its Masters. Thomas A. Sebeok. American Anthropologist. 82(4). 866–867. 1 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C., et al.. (1979). A Field Guide for Sign Language Research. Sign language studies. 24(1). 230–230. 10 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1975). The use of sign language in teaching English.. PubMed. 120(4). 417–21. 19 indexed citations
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Stokoe, William C.. (1969). Sign Language Diglossia.. 83 indexed citations
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Landar, Herbert & William C. Stokoe. (1961). Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf. Language. 37(2). 269–269. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stokoe, William C.. (1955). The Double Problem of Sir Degaré. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 70(3). 518–534.

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