# Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes

An audiobook by Garrick Mallery, read by LibriVox volunteers (14 h 3 min, English).

A comparative study of sign language among Native American peoples as it relates to other peoples of the 19 century world. - Summary by afutterer

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## Chapters

1. Introductory (3:47): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_01_mallery_64kb.mp3
2. Divisions of Gesture Speech (10:00): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_02_mallery_64kb.mp3
3. The Origin of Sign Language, Introduction (6:12): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_03_mallery_64kb.mp3
4. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Lower Animals (6:21): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_04_mallery_64kb.mp3
5. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Young Children (4:39): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_05_mallery_64kb.mp3
6. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures in Mental Disorder (1:59): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_06_mallery_64kb.mp3
7. The Origin of Sign Language, Uninstructed Deaf-Mutes (3:12): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_07_mallery_64kb.mp3
8. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of the Blind (1:53): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_08_mallery_64kb.mp3
9. The Origin of Sign Language, Loss of Speech by Isolation (1:57): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_09_mallery_64kb.mp3
10. The Origin of Sign Language, Low Tribes of Man (1:42): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_10_mallery_64kb.mp3
11. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures as an Occasional Resource (1:33): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_11_mallery_64kb.mp3
12. The Origin of Sign Language, Gestures of Fluent Talkers (2:50): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_12_mallery_64kb.mp3
13. The Origin of Sign Language, Involuntary Response to Gestures (1:05): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_13_mallery_64kb.mp3
14. The Origin of Sign Language, Natural Pantomime (5:57): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_14_mallery_64kb.mp3
15. Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Introduction (6:44): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_15_mallery_64kb.mp3
16. Some Theories Upon Primitive Language, Conclusions (3:42): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_16_mallery_64kb.mp3
17. History of Gesture Language (25:31): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_17_mallery_64kb.mp3
18. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Introduction (2:13): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_18_mallery_64kb.mp3
19. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Other Peoples Than North American Indians (38:24): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_19_mallery_64kb.mp3
20. Modern Use of Gesture Speech, Use By Modern Actors and Orators (11:19): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_20_mallery_64kb.mp3
21. Our Indian Conditions Favorable to Sign Language (7:49): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_21_mallery_64kb.mp3
22. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Introduction (2:21): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_22_mallery_64kb.mp3
23. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Not Correlated With Meagerness of Language (6:22): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_23_mallery_64kb.mp3
24. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, It's Origins From One Tribe or Region (13:01): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_24_mallery_64kb.mp3
25. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Is The Indian System Special and Peculiar (11:12): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_25_mallery_64kb.mp3
26. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 1 (21:51): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_26_mallery_64kb.mp3
27. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, To What Extent Prevalent as a System Part 2 (29:08): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_27_mallery_64kb.mp3
28. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, Introduction (3:53): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_28_mallery_64kb.mp3
29. Theories Entertained Respecting Indian Signs, Are Signs Conventional or Instinctive, Classes of Diversities in Signs (19:50): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_29_mallery_64kb.mp3
30. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Introduction and Practical Application (14:21): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_30_mallery_64kb.mp3
31. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Relations to Philology (28:42): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_31_mallery_64kb.mp3
32. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Sign Language with Reference to Grammar (25:05): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_32_mallery_64kb.mp3
33. Results Sought in The Study of Sign Language, Gestures Aiding Archaeologic Research (40:13): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_33_mallery_64kb.mp3
34. Notable Points for Further Researches, Introduction and Invention of New Signs (4:26): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_34_mallery_64kb.mp3
35. Notable Points for Further Researches, Dangers of Symbolic Interpretation (7:19): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_35_mallery_64kb.mp3
36. Notable Points for Further Researches, Signs Used by Women and Children (2:52): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_36_mallery_64kb.mp3
37. Notable Points for Further Researches, Positive Signs Rendered Negative (1:50): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_37_mallery_64kb.mp3
38. Notable Points for Further Researches, Details of Positions of Fingers (3:49): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_38_mallery_64kb.mp3
39. Notable Points for Further Researches, Motions Relative to Parts of the Body (3:56): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_39_mallery_64kb.mp3
40. Notable Points for Further Researches, Suggestions for Collecting Signs (4:45): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_40_mallery_64kb.mp3
41. Mode in Which Researches Have Been Made (17:24): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_41_mallery_64kb.mp3
42. List of Authorities and Collaborators (24:58): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_42_mallery_64kb.mp3
43. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 1 (36:31): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_43_mallery_64kb.mp3
44. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 2 (41:24): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_44_mallery_64kb.mp3
45. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 3 (42:08): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_45_mallery_64kb.mp3
46. Extracts from The Dictionary, Part 4 (23:15): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_46_mallery_64kb.mp3
47. Tribal Signs, Tribal Names (39:18): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_47_mallery_64kb.mp3
48. Tribal Signs, Proper Names (5:41): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_48_mallery_64kb.mp3
49. Tribal Signs, Phrases (18:07): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_49_mallery_64kb.mp3
50. Dialogues, Tendoy-Huerito Dialogue (12:24): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_50_mallery_64kb.mp3
51. Dialogues, Omaha Colloquy (1:00): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_51_mallery_64kb.mp3
52. Dialogues, Brule Dakota Colloquy (6:51): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_52_mallery_64kb.mp3
53. Dialogues, Dialogue Between Alaskan Indians (19:48): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_53_mallery_64kb.mp3
54. Dialogues, Ojibwa Dialogue (2:14): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_54_mallery_64kb.mp3
55. Narratives, Introduction (1:09): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_55_mallery_64kb.mp3
56. Narratives, Natci's Narrative (17:45): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_56_mallery_64kb.mp3
57. Narratives, Patricio's Narrative (13:43): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_57_mallery_64kb.mp3
58. Narratives, Na-wa-gi-jig's Story (41:12): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_58_mallery_64kb.mp3
59. Discourses, Address of Kin Che-ess (12:05): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_59_mallery_64kb.mp3
60. Discourses, Tso-Di-a-ko's Report (9:07): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_60_mallery_64kb.mp3
61. Discourses, Lean Wolf's Complaint (2:18): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_61_mallery_64kb.mp3
62. Signals (1:34): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_62_mallery_64kb.mp3
63. Signals Executed by Bodily Action (8:36): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_63_mallery_64kb.mp3
64. Signals in Which Objects are Used in Connection with Personal Action (11:29): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_64_mallery_64kb.mp3
65. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals Generally (7:29): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_65_mallery_64kb.mp3
66. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Smoke Signals of The Apaches (3:15): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_66_mallery_64kb.mp3
67. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Foreign Smoke Signals (4:48): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_67_mallery_64kb.mp3
68. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Fire Arrows (3:48): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_68_mallery_64kb.mp3
69. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Dust Signals (1:43): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_69_mallery_64kb.mp3
70. Signals Made When The Person of The Signalist is Not Visible, Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho Signals (5:28): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_70_mallery_64kb.mp3
71. Scheme of Illustrations (2:40): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_71_mallery_64kb.mp3
72. Outlines for Arm Positions in Sign Language (2:47): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_72_mallery_64kb.mp3
73. Types of Hand Positions in Sign Language (4:15): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_73_mallery_64kb.mp3
74. Examples (3:14): https://archive.org/download/signlanguage_2409_librivox/signlanguage_74_mallery_64kb.mp3