What is being signed (English Meaning)

THOMAS H. GALLAUDET

Sign Type

• ASL
• Fingerspell

Sign Description

Sign the following:

1. Fingerspell: T-H-O-M-A-S

2. Fingerspell: H

3. Fingerspell: G-A-L-L-A-U-D-E-T

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• GALLAUDET (as in "the person Thomas H. Gallaudet")
• THOMAS H. GALLAUDET

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

Thomas H. Gallaudet was a minister, educator, and co‑founded the first school for the deaf called the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. Gallaudet University was named in honor of him in 1894.

ASL Gloss

T‑H‑O‑M‑A‑S H. G‑A‑L‑L‑A‑U‑D‑E‑T HIMSELF MINISTER TEACHER HE CO‑ FOUNDED FIRST RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL U‑S CALLED AMERICAN SCHOOL DEAF A‑S‑D WHERE? HARTFORD C‑O‑N‑N. YEAR 1894 GALLAUDET COLLEGE NAMED AFTER HIM.

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English Sentence

As a young girl, Alice Cogswell, inspired her neighbor, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, to devote his life to educating the deaf and to create the American School for the Deaf. She and six other deaf children were the first students to attend the American School for the Deaf in 1817.

ASL Gloss

LITTLE DEAF GIRL NAME A‑L‑I‑C‑E C‑O‑G‑S‑W‑E‑L‑L MET NEIGHBOR HIS NAME T‑H‑O‑M‑A‑S H. G‑A‑L‑L‑A‑U‑D‑E‑T GALLAUDET. HE FASCINATED HER. YEAR 1871 HE ESTABLISHED AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR DEAF. SHE AND SIX OTHER STUDENTS FIRST ENTER A‑S‑D.

Sign Variations for this Word

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• Variation 3 - ASL
• Variation 4 - Fingerspelled

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