The Evolution of Sign Language

Who is credited with adapting hand signals into an alphabet for teaching deaf children in the 1500s?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Charles-Michel de l'Epee

• Juan Pablo Bonet

• Pedro Ponce de Leon

Which Spanish priest wrote a book in 1620 that laid out methods for teaching a hand signal alphabet?

• Pedro Ponce de Leon

• Juan Pablo Bonet

• Charles-Michel de l'Epee

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

What significant contribution did Charles-Michel de l'Epee make to sign language?

• He created the first sign language alphabet.

• He invented the first sign language.

• He founded the first public school for deaf children.

• He wrote the first book on sign language.

What was the purpose of the first dictionary of sign language created by l'Epee?

• To simplify communication for traders

• To standardize sign language across regions

• To teach monks during silent meditation

• To create a new language for the hearing

How did l'Epee's work influence sign language globally?

• It remained limited to France.

• It was only used in religious contexts.

• It spread across Europe and the United States.

• It was replaced by a new system in the 1800s.