Teaching Language to a Boy Born Deaf - The Popham Notebook and Associated Texts (Hardcover)

This book presents an edition of a previously unpublished notebook used by the seventeenth-century polymath John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham. Under the terms of the law Popham would not have been able to inherit his family title and property if he had remained unable to speak. This is one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. The notebook, which has recently come to light in the Popham family mansion, provides fascinating insights into the details of the instruction. It is a rare example of a manual tailor-made for the instruction of a known individual and its author is one of the foremost scientists of the period. If it had not been lost the work would have been a key document in the dispute between John Wallis and William Holder, both distinguished fellows of the Royal Society, on whose method had been successful in teaching Popham to speak. The Popham Notebook provides essential evidence towards the resolution of a debate that has been widely discussed ever since. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. They include a range of additional contemporary texts and provide a clear text with helpful annotations. The edition provides the means for a thorough reassessment of the work's contemporary value. Their introduction also includes a discussion of the theoretical issues underpinning the teaching of language to the deaf.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	John Wallis
Editors:	David Cram • Jaap Maat
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-967708-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) > Audiology & otology Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of hearing-impaired persons Promotions
LSN:	0-19-967708-5
Barcode:	9780199677085

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