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# Harlan Lane

(1936–2019)   Linguist

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Harlan Lane was a linguist, best known for *Elements of French Deaf Heritage*.

## Quick Facts About Harlan Lane

Born August 19, 1936

Died July 13, 2019

Profession Linguist

Notable works Elements of French Deaf Heritage

## About Harlan Lane

Harlan Lawson Lane was an American psychologist. Lane was the Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, and founder of the Center for Research in Hearing, Speech, and Language. His research was focused on speech, Deaf culture, and sign language.

##  Quotes by Harlan Lane

> [The interests of the deaf child and his parents may best be served by accepting that he is a deaf person, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-lane/the-interests-of-the-deaf-child-and-his-parents-may-best-be-served-by/)

Harlan Lane

[Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/)

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> [ Language \[can\] be expressed . . . by movements of the hands and face just as well as by the small, sound-generating… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-lane/language-can-be-expressed-by-movements-of-the-hands-and-face-just-as/)

Harlan Lane

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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