Contents Foreword Yann Cantin Translator''s Preface Akbar Sikder Historical Introduction Anne Quartararo The Proper Way to Educate the Deaf: An Experienced Account Author''s Foreword PART 1 Chapter 1 How to proceed in starting the education of the deaf and dumb Chapter 2 How to continue the education of the deaf and dumb Chapter 3 Tenses of the indicative form of the verb être [to be] Chapter 4 Pronouns Chapter 5 Verbs Chapter 6 Adverbs Chapter 7 Prepositions Chapter 8 Conjunctions Chapter 9 Justifying everything so far explained Chapter 10 Employing a productive sign system based on the infinitive form of a verb Chapter 11 Explaining spiritual workings, which form the basis of logic, to the deaf and dumb Chapter 12 Helping the deaf and dumb understand the first truths of religion Chapter 13 Teaching the deaf and dumb the very mysteries of our religion Chapter 14 Explaining metaphysical ideas to the deaf and dumb through the process of analysis and with the aid of methodical signs Chapter 15 Making the deaf and dumb understand, as much as possible, what it means to hear auribus audire Chapter 16 Reflecting on a methodology and dictionary for use with the deaf and dumb PART 2 Preliminary observations Chapter 1 How to succeed in teaching the deaf and dumb to pronounce simple vowels and syllables Chapter 2 Necessary observations for the reading and pronunciation of the deaf and dumb Chapter 3 How to teach the deaf and dumb to hear through the eyes by following the movement of the lips alone and without doing any manual sign PART 3 Foreword Controversy between educators of the deaf and dumb to be submitted to the judgment of the most renowned Academy of Zurich Letter to the educator of the deaf and dumb at Leipzig written in the French language by the educator at Paris and translated by the latter into the Latin language afterward The second letter of the educator at Paris to the educator of the deaf and dumb at Leipzig The reply of the educator of the deaf and dumb at Leipzig to the preceding letter The third and final letter of the educator at Paris to the educator at Leipzig Decision of the Council of Scholars of the Academy of Zurich on the controversy that has arisen between educators of the deaf and dumb To the most excellent D.D. Rector and to each and every Doctor of the Academy of Zurich from the educator of the deaf and dumb at Paris An oration by Ludovicus-Franciscus-Gabriele de Clemens de la Pujade, publicly pronounced deaf and dumb from birth Appendix 1 Copy of the programme of the exercise of the deaf and dumb, which was done under the auspices and presence of His Excellence Monseigneur Prince Doria Pamphili, Archbishop of Seleucia and Nuncio of His Holiness, 13th August 1783. Appendix 2 Names of the deaf and dumb who will respond in the three languages Appendix 3 Names of the deaf and dumb who will respond only in French Appendix 4 Contents of the Exercise Appendix 5 Addition for page XX, made by the author since printing Appendix 6 Endorsement Appendix 7 Royal Patent Afterword Mike Gulliver Index Acknowledgements Contributors.