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Kraig Brady, Dining Services Bayley Robert Bayley, professor of linguistics, was recently named to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Dialect Society for his scholarly achievements and service to the society. The sociolinguist, a member of the UC Davis faculty since 2006, studies language variation and language socialization, especially in bilingual and second-language populations. He is a co-author of The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, the first empirical study of Black American Sign Language. Research findings of The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL are featured in the documentary ...

Black, Deaf and Extremely Online On TikTok and in virtual hangouts, a younger generation is sharing the origins and nuances of Black American Sign Language, a rich variation of ASL that scholars say has been overlooked for too long. Nakia Smith’s popular TikTok videos celebrate the history of Black American Sign Language and delight in its divergences from standard American Sign Language.Credit...JerSean Golatt for The New York Times Published Jan. 23, 2021Updated March 25, 2021 “I have to make sure my hands are not ashy before I sign,” Nakia Smith, who is deaf, explained to her nearly ...