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From: markrose@spss.com (Mark Rosenfelder)
Subject: Re: sci.lang FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
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In article <39jj4b$8ct@mother.usf.edu>,
Timothy Miller <millert@grad.csee.usf.edu> wrote:
>I would just like to point out that ASL, or any other Sign Language for 
>that matter, is not PERIPHERAL to ordinary language.
>
>It is processed by the brain in the same way as is spoken language, 
>totally independant of normal visual processing, regardless of any damage 
>that might happen to the normal visual processing centers.

Yes, yes.  I think you're reading too much into the word "peripheral" here;
I don't think Michael Covington intended it to be pejorative.  However, it
does seem to be misleading and I'll change it.
