False. Sign Language was officially recognized as a language when Gallaudet and Clerc established the first permanent school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817. However, they did not publish a book called Sign Language Structure.
False. Sign Language was officially recognized as a language before that. In 1817, Gallaudet and Clerc published "A Grammar of the American Sign Language," which was an important milestone in the study of sign language. However, Sign Language was recognized as a language before this publication.
True. Sign Language was officially recognized as a language when Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc published "Sign Language Structure" in 1817. Gallaudet and Clerc were pioneers in the education of the deaf and played a vital role in establishing American Sign Language (ASL) as a distinct and independent language. Their work contributed to the recognition and validation of ASL as a rich, complex, and natural language.
