Benjamin J. Bahan

Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002

work phone (tty only): (202) 651-5125
department phone: (202) 651-5814
department fax: (202) 651-5823

see his home page at Gallaudet

Current Affiliations and Occupations

Professor and Chair, Department of Deaf Studies, with joint appointment in the department of ASL, Linguistics, and Interpretation; Gallaudet University, Washington, DC (Recipient of President's Distinguished Faculty Award for 2001)

Vice President, Dawn Sign Press, San Diego, CA

Research Associate, Boston University, Boston, MA

Co-Investigator, American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project

Storyteller

Research Interests

ASL linguistics, narratives, literacy, and acquisition

Deaf studies

Education

Ph.D., Applied Linguistics, Boston University (1996)

Non-Manual Realization of Agreement in American Sign Language.
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Carol Neidle

M.Ed., Education of the Deaf, Boston University (1987)

B.A., Biology, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC (1978)

Selected Publications

Articles

MacLaughlin, D., C. Neidle, B. Bahan, and R. G. Lee (2000) Morphological Inflections and Syntactic Representations of Person and Number in ASL. In M. Blondel and L. Tuller (eds), Recherches linguistiques de Vincennes 29 : Langage et surdité.

Bahan, B., J. Kegl, R.G. Lee, D. MacLaughlin, and C. Neidle (2000) The Licensing of Null Arguments in American Sign Language. Linguistic Inquiry 31:1.

Neidle, C., D. MacLaughlin, R.G. Lee, B. Bahan, and J. Kegl (1998) The Rightward Analysis of Wh-movement in ASL: A Reply to Petronio and Lillo-Martin 1997. Language 74:4, 819-831.

Neidle, C., B. Bahan, D. MacLaughlin, R.G. Lee, and J. Kegl (1998) Realizations of Syntactic Agreement in American Sign Language: Similarities between the Clause and the Noun Phrase. Studia Linguistica 52:3, 191-226.

Neidle, C., Kegl, J., Bahan, B., Aarons, D. and MacLaughlin, D. (1997) Rightward Wh-Movement in American Sign Language. In H. van Riemsdijk, D. LeBlanc and D. Beermann, eds., Rightward Movement. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 247-278.

Lee, R.G., C. Neidle, D. MacLaughlin, B. Bahan, and J. Kegl (1997) Role Shift in ASL: A Syntactic Look at Direct Speech. In C. Neidle, D. MacLaughlin, and R.G. Lee, eds., Syntactic Structure and Discourse Function: An Examination of Two Constructions in American Sign Language. (pp. 24-45). American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project Report No. 4, Boston University, Boston, MA. May 1997.

Hoza, J., C. Neidle, D. MacLaughlin, J. Kegl, and B. Bahan (1997) A Unified Syntactic Account of Rhetorical Questions in American Sign Language. In C. Neidle, D. MacLaughlin, and R.G. Lee, eds., Syntactic Structure and Discourse Function: An Examination of Two Constructions in American Sign Language (pp. 1-23). American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project Report No. 4, Boston University, Boston, MA. May 1997.

Kegl, J., Neidle, C., MacLaughlin, D., Hoza, J., and Bahan, B. (1996) The Case for Grammar, Order and Position in ASL: A Reply to Bouchard and Dubuisson. Sign Language Studies 90, 1-23.

Bahan, B. and Poole Nash, J. (1996) The Formation of Signing Communities: Perspective from Martha's Vineyard. In J. Mann (ed.), Deaf Studies IV Conference proceedings. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University College of Continuing Education.

Bahan, B., Kegl, J., MacLaughlin, D. and Neidle, C. (1995) Convergent Evidence for the Structure of Determiner Phrases in American Sign Language. In L. Gabriele, D. Hardison and R. Westmoreland (eds), FLSM VI, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Formal Linguistics Society of Mid-America, Volume Two. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Linguistics Club Publications, 1-12.

Bahan, B. and Supalla, S. (1995) Line Segmentation and Narrative Structure: A Study of Eye Gaze Behavior in American Sign Language. In K. Emmorey and J. Reilly (eds.), Language, Gesture and Space, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 171-191.

Aarons, D., Bahan, B., Kegl, J. and Neidle, C. (1995) Lexical Tense Markers in American Sign Language. In K. Emmorey, and J. Reilly (eds), Language, Gesture, and Space. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 225-253.

Bahan, B. (1994) Comment on Turner: View from the Deaf World. Sign Language Studies 84. Burtonsville, MD: Linstok Press.

Aarons, D., Bahan, B., Kegl, J. and Neidle, C. (1994) Subjects and Agreement in American Sign Language. In I. Ahlgren, B. Bergman, and M. Brennan (eds), Perspectives on Sign Language Structure: Papers from the Fifth International Conference on Sign Language Research, Volume 1. Durham, England: International Sign Linguistics Association, 13-28.

Aarons, D., Bahan, B., Kegl, J. and Neidle, C. (1992) Clausal Structure and a Tier for Grammatical Marking in American Sign Language. Nordic Journal of Linguistics 15:103-142.

Bahan, B. (1992) American Sign Language Literature: Inside the story. In J. Mann (ed.), Deaf Studies What's Up Conference Proceedings. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University College for Continuing Education.

Supalla, S. and Bahan, B. (1992) American Sign Language Literature: Research and Development. In J. Mann (ed.), Deaf Studies for Educators Conference Proceedings. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University College for Continuing Education.

Bahan, B. (1986-89): Many articles published first in Deaf Community News and reprinted in S. Wilcox (ed.), American Deaf Culture: An Anthology. Silver Spring, MD: Linstok Press, 1989.

Books and Educational Materials

Neidle, C., J. Kegl, D. MacLaughlin, B. Bahan, and R.G. Lee (2000) The Syntax of American Sign Language: Functional Categories and Hierarchical Structure. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Lane, H., Hoffmeister, R., and Bahan, B. (1996) A Journey into the Deaf World. San Diego: Dawn Sign Press.

Bahan, B. and Dannis, J. (1994) My ABC Signs of Animal Friends. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press.

Supalla, S. and Bahan, B. (1994) American Sign Language Literature Series: A Teacher's Guide and Student Workbook. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press.

Bahan, B. and Dannis, J. (1990) Signs For Me. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press.

Bahan, B and Paul, F. (1984) The American Sign Language Handshape Game Cards. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press.

Videotapes

Bahan, B. and Supalla, T. (1994) Co-producers, Charles Krauel: Profile of a deaf filmmaker. San Diego, CA: Dawn Pictures.

Bahan, B. and Supalla, S. (1994) American Sign Language Literature Series Collector's Edition, Teacher's Videotape and Student Videotape: Bird of a Different Feather and For a Decent Living. San Diego, CA: Dawn Pictures.

Bahan, B. and Marbury, N. (1992) Once Upon A Time: Children's Classics Told in ASL. San Diego, CA: Dawn Pictures. Series of 6 videotapes and storybooks.

Berkeley and Ben in tropical DC

Big Ben and Little David