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![](/images/x.gif) Discovery American Sign Language Spoken Here
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![Spelling NSF in sign language](/news/mmg/media/images/02_img_f.jpg) |
Spelling NSF in sign language.
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![William C. Stokoe, Jr.](/news/mmg/media/images/stokoe_f.jpg) |
William C. Stokoe, Jr. (1919-2000), who pioneered the scientific study of American Sign Language.
Credit: Gallaudet University Press |
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