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Black American Sign Language (BASL) is adialect ofAmerican Sign Language (ASL) used most commonly by deafBlack Americans in the United States. The divergence from ASL was influenced by thesegregation of schools in theAmerican South based on race, creating a language community among Black deaf signers at black schools. As of the mid-2010s, BASL is used by signers in the South despitepublic schools having been desegregated since 1954. BASL differs from other varieties of ASL in itsphonology,syntax, andvocabulary. BASL tends to have a larger signing space, and some signs are produced further away from the body than in other dialects. Signers of BASL also tend to prefer two-handed variants of signs, and some signs differ from other dialects because they borrow fromAfrican-American English. Younger signers are more likely to have a positive perception of the dialect, as they are less likely to be influenced by perceptions that segregated schools imprinted upon the dialects.(Full article...)
Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a BritishRoyal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to thePacific andSouthern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. During these voyages, he sailed tens of thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas, mapping coastlines, islands, and features across the globe. He completed the first known circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and theHawaiian Islands. Renowned for exceptional seamanship and courage in times of danger, he was also a pioneer in the prevention ofscurvy. In his three Pacific voyages, Cook encountered numerous indigenous peoples, many with little or no previous contact with Europeans, leading to violent encounters in which indigenous peoples and Cook's crew members were killed.Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779, when a dispute withNative Hawaiians turned violent.(Full article...)
