Dorothy Casterline | |
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Born | Dorothy Chiyoko Sueoka Casterline April 27, 1928 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
Died | August 8, 2023 Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 95)
Citizenship | Pacific Islander[dubious – discuss] and American |
Occupation(s) | Researcher, educator |
Spouse | James Casterline |
Children | 2 |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Linguist |
Sub-discipline | American Sign Language |
Institutions | Gallaudet University |
Dorothy Chiyoko Sueoka Casterline (April 27, 1928 – August 8, 2023) was an American deaf linguist known for her contribution to A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles, considered a foundational work of sign language linguistics.