Representations of Sign Languages in Nonsigning
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 476 841 FL 027 697 AUTHOR Kontra, Miklos TITLE British Aid for Hungarian Deaf Education from a Linguistic Human Rights Point of View. PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 9p.; An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Biennial Conference of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English (4th, Budapest, Hungary, January 28-30, 1999). Some parts contain light or broken text. PUB TYPE Journal Articles (080) Reports Descriptive (141) JOURNAL CIT Hungarian Journal of Applied Linguistics; vl n2 p63-68 2001 EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Deafness; Educational Discrimination; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; *Oral Communication Method; *Sign Language; Speech Communication; Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS *Hungary; United Kingdom ABSTRACT This paper discusses the issue of oral versus sign language in educating people who are deaf, focusing on Hungary, which currently emphasizes oralism and discourages the use of Hungarian Sign Language. Teachers of people who are hearing impaired are trained to use the acoustic channel and view signing as an obstacle to the integration of deaf people into mainstream Hungarian society. A recent news report describes how the British. Council is giving children's books to a Hungarian college for teachers of handicapped students, because the college believes in encouraging hearing impaired students' speaking skills through picture books rather than allowing then to use sign language. One Hungarian researcher writes that the use of Hungarian Sign Language hinders the efficiency of teaching students who are hard of hearing, because they often prefer it to spoken Hungarian. This paper suggests that the research obscures the difference between medically deaf children, who will never learn to hear, and hearing impaired children, who may learn to hear and speak to some extent. -
What Sign Language Creation Teaches Us About Language Diane Brentari1∗ and Marie Coppola2,3
Focus Article What sign language creation teaches us about language Diane Brentari1∗ and Marie Coppola2,3 How do languages emerge? What are the necessary ingredients and circumstances that permit new languages to form? Various researchers within the disciplines of primatology, anthropology, psychology, and linguistics have offered different answers to this question depending on their perspective. Language acquisition, language evolution, primate communication, and the study of spoken varieties of pidgin and creoles address these issues, but in this article we describe a relatively new and important area that contributes to our understanding of language creation and emergence. Three types of communication systems that use the hands and body to communicate will be the focus of this article: gesture, homesign systems, and sign languages. The focus of this article is to explain why mapping the path from gesture to homesign to sign language has become an important research topic for understanding language emergence, not only for the field of sign languages, but also for language in general. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. How to cite this article: WIREs Cogn Sci 2012. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1212 INTRODUCTION linguistic community, a language model, and a 21st century mind/brain that well-equip the child for this esearchers in a variety of disciplines offer task. When the very first languages were created different, mostly partial, answers to the question, R the social and physiological conditions were very ‘What are the stages of language creation?’ Language different. Spoken language pidgin varieties can also creation can refer to any number of phylogenic and shed some light on the question of language creation. -
Hand Gestures
L2/16-308 More hand gestures To: UTC From: Peter Edberg, Emoji Subcommittee Date: 2016-10-31 Proposed characters Tier 1: Two often-requested signs (ILY, Shaka, ILY), and three to complete the finger-counting sets for 1-3 (North American and European system). None of these are known to have offensive connotations. HAND SIGN SHAKA ● Shaka sign ● ASL sign for letter ‘Y’ ● Can signify “Aloha spirit”, surfing, “hang loose” ● On Emojipedia top requests list, but requests have dropped off ● 90°-rotated version of CALL ME HAND, but EmojiXpress has received requests for SHAKA specifically, noting that CALL ME HAND does not fulfill need HAND SIGN ILY ● ASL sign for “I love you” (combines signs for I, L, Y), has moved into mainstream use ● On Emojipedia top requests list HAND WITH THUMB AND INDEX FINGER EXTENDED ● Finger-counting 2, European style ● ASL sign for letter ‘L’ ● Sign for “loser” ● In Montenegro, sign for the Liberal party ● In Philippines, sign used by supporters of Corazon Aquino ● See Wikipedia entry HAND WITH THUMB AND FIRST TWO FINGERS EXTENDED ● Finger-counting 3, European style ● UAE: Win, victory, love = work ethic, success, love of nation (see separate proposal L2/16-071, which is the source of the information below about this gesture, and also the source of the images at left) ● Representation for Ctrl-Alt-Del on Windows systems ● Serbian “три прста” (tri prsta), symbol of Serbian identity ● Germanic “Schwurhand”, sign for swearing an oath ● Indication in sports of successful 3-point shot (basketball), 3 successive goals (soccer), etc. HAND WITH FIRST THREE FINGERS EXTENDED ● Finger-counting 3, North American style ● ASL sign for letter ‘W’ ● Scout sign (Boy/Girl Scouts) is similar, has fingers together Tier 2: Complete the finger-counting sets for 4-5, plus some less-requested hand signs. -
Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People
Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People Edited by Roland Pfau, Aslı Göksel and Jana Hosemann The SIGN-HUB project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 693349. ISBN 978-3-11-070180-7 e-ISBN (PDF) 978-3-11-070190-6 e-ISBN (EPUB) 978-3-11-070201-9 ISSN 2192-516X e-ISSN 2192-5178 Library of Congress Control Number: xxx Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. © 2020 Walter de Gruyter Inc., Boston/Berlin and Ishara Press, Lancaster, UK Typesetting: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Printing and binding: CPI books GmbH, Leck www.degruyter.com And how the coat grandmother had to wear the following winter was made out of We would sew cotton a soldier’s coat. coats for the soldiers in Germany so that they wouldn’t be cold. We would eat it because we were hungry, and there was nothing else. I liked the League of German Girls and the Hitler Youth. […] We used to say The spare time was great: […], ‘We’re hungry’. doing handicrafts for the No food, no meat. soldiers. […] she met a German deaf couple on the boat, and they told her that they had been sterilized. […] we discovered that sterilizations had in fact also been executed in the old University Medical […] political program […] led Faculty in Göttingen. to the sterilization of about 400,000 people in Germany, of which approximately more than 15,000 individuals were deaf. -
A Human-Editable Sign Language Representation for Software Editing—And a Writing System?
A human-editable Sign Language representation for software editing—and a writing system? Michael Filhol [email protected] LIMSI, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay Orsay, France Abstract To equip SL with software properly, we need an input system to rep- resent and manipulate signed contents in the same way that every day software allows to process written text. Refuting the claim that video is good enough a medium to serve the purpose, we propose to build a repres- entation that is: editable, queryable, synthesisable and user-friendly—we define those terms upfront. The issue being functionally and conceptually linked to that of writing, we study existing writing systems, namely those in use for vocal languages, those designed and proposed for SLs, and more spontaneous ways in which SL users put their language in writing. Ob- serving each paradigm in turn, we move on to propose a new approach to satisfy our goals of integration in software. We finally open the prospect of our proposition being used outside of this restricted scope, as a writing system in itself, and compare its properties to the other writing systems presented. 1 Motivation and goals The main motivation here is to equip Sign Language (SL) with software and foster implementation as available tools for SL are paradoxically limited in such digital times. For example, translation assisting software would help respond arXiv:1811.01786v1 [cs.CL] 5 Nov 2018 to the high demand for accessible content and information. But equivalent text-to-text software relies on source and target written forms to work, whereas similar SL support seems impossible without major revision of the typical user interface. -
In This Issue: Speech Day 10
Soundwave 2016 The Mary Hare Magazine June 2016 maryhare.org.ukmaryhare.org.uk In this issue: Speech Day 10 HRH Princess Royal visits 17 Sports Day 28 Ski Trip 44 Hare & Tortoise Walk 51 Head Boy & Head Girl 18 Primary News 46 SLT & Audiology 53 1 Soundwave 2016 The Mary Hare Magazine June 2016 maryhare.org.uk Acknowledgements Contents Editors, Gemma Pryor and Sammie Wilkinson Looking back and looking forward The Mary Hare Year 4–20 by Peter Gale Getting Active 21–28 Cole’s Diner 29–30 Welcome to this wonderful edition of Soundwave – Mr Peter Gale a real showcase of the breadth and diversity of experiences Arts News 31–33 which young people at Mary Hare get to enjoy. I hope you Helping Others 34–35 will enjoy reading it. People News 35–39 This has been a great year but joined us for our whole school under strict control and while Our Principal one with a real sadness at its sponsored walk/run and a they are substantial, they only Alumni 40–41 heart – the death of a member recent visit from Chelsea allow us to keep going – to of staff. Lesley White made a Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic who pay the wages and heat the Getting Around 42–45 huge contribution to Mary Hare presented us with a cheque school and to try to keep on and there is a tribute to her on for £10,000 means that the top of the maintenance of two Mary Hare Primary School 46–48 page 39. swimming pool Sink or Swim complex campuses. -
Deaf Culture Connections Day!!!
Deaf Culture Connections Day!!! (TEST ROWS) PLEASE HAVE YOUR DESKS CLEARED OFF (EXCEPT YOUR COMPOSITION BOOK OR PAPER, PEN/PENCIL): ALL PHONES, MUSIC, AND OTHER MATERIALS PUT AWAY ---V O I C E D A Y --- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - THIS MATERIAL WILL BE ON NEXT THURSDAY’S TEST, AND THE FINAL EXAM ASL in the USA: The 3rd/4th most used language in this country! Approx. 3 in 1000 have severe hearing loss Average deaf person 20-30+ millions of deaf graduates high school with a or hard of hearing 3-4th grade reading level people in this country While research shows English skills are best acquired through ASL, the 90% of deaf children majority of the medical are born to hearing community still encourages hearing parents to avoid parents signing!!! What is Language? --- A real language develops naturally, when people wish to communicate American Sign Language is a real language Deaf children need a REAL language beginning at a young age (ASL!) To force them into Oralism=similar to the story of forcing a child who only knows English to read lips and try to learn while the teacher speaks only Cantonese, while every class subject is written in German. Lip reading- 30% from lips at the MOST (also view “body language”, context, etc.) Speech Therapy- like piano lessons: can be great, but it depends on the individual. Saying “algebra” should not be more important than understanding algebra! Learning a language (whether your What are first, second, third, etc…) some Activates your brain!!! benefits of Awareness and appreciation of other -
The Sources of Deaf Humor
The Sources of Deaf Humor An Exploration of the Reasons Deaf Humor Differs from That of Hearing People by Erika Cancio-Bello Ted F emald, Advisor Bachelor Thesis in the Department of Linguistics Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 2015 1 Table of Contents Section Page Title Page ................................................................... 0 Table of Contents .......................................................... 1 I. Introduction ................................................................. 2 II. Language-Related Jokes .................................................. 3 1. Sign Language Puns .................................................... 3 2. Bilingual Puns .......................................................... 8 3. Modality Jokes ........................................................ 11 III. Deaf Experience Jokes ................................................... 16 4. Zap Stories (Jokes About Hearing People) ........................ 16 5. Deaf Culture ........................................................... 19 6. Visual Humor .......................................................... 23 7. Jokes Circulated Within the Community .......................... 25 IV. Conclusion ................................................................ 27 Bibliography ..............................................................29 2 INTRODUCTION As a student of linguistics, I have been exposed to information about the particulars of many different languages, extant and historical. Many times the purpose of these -
Exploring Linguistic “Creativity” on Social Media: a Case Of
EXPLORING LINGUISTIC “CREATIVITY” ON SOCIAL MEDIA: A CASE OF SELECTED POSTS BY NAMIBIANS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND WHATSAPP A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA BY TERTISIA NDINELAO NGHIPONDOKA 200816799 APRIL 2020 SUPERVISOR: DR S. SHIPALE ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to explore linguistic innovation, a case of selected posts by Namibian as expressed on social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. In addition, the study sought to identify the strategies of linguistic innovation and to examine the motivation behind this innovation. By assessing the extent that the innovated language deviates from standard English, the study was able to evaluate the distinction of the innovated language from “incorrect” forms of English as a World English. The qualitative research approach was appropriate for the study because it allowed an in-depth exploration of the various forms and strategies of linguistic innovation among Namibian social media users. The non-probability sampling technique was used to select the 50 conversations as screenshots, which were then analysed using Discourse Analysis. The study revealed that interaction among the youth is made up of informal structures that deviate from standard English, which is a reflection of netspeak among the digital natives. The study found that the youth uses the following strategies of linguistic innovation: emojis and emoticons, code-switching/mixing, colloquialisms and slang, and other forms such as vulgar and acronyms. The study concluded that linguistic innovation and creativity depend on the social media platform, based on features such as text limits and visibility of the conversations or posts. -
The Two Hundred Years' War in Deaf Education
THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS' WAR IN DEAF EDUCATION A reconstruction of the methods controversy By A. Tellings PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen The following full text is a publisher's version. For additional information about this publication click this link. http://hdl.handle.net/2066/146075 Please be advised that this information was generated on 2020-04-15 and may be subject to change. THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS* WAR IN DEAF EDUCATION A reconstruction of the methods controversy By A. Tellings THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS' WAR IN DEAF EDUCATION A reconstruction of the methods controversy EEN WETENSCHAPPELIJKE PROEVE OP HET GEBIED VAN DE SOCIALE WETENSCHAPPEN PROEFSCHRIFT TER VERKRIJGING VAN DE GRAAD VAN DOCTOR AAN DE KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT NIJMEGEN, VOLGENS BESLUIT VAN HET COLLEGE VAN DECANEN IN HET OPENBAAR TE VERDEDIGEN OP 5 DECEMBER 1995 DES NAMIDDAGS TE 3.30 UUR PRECIES DOOR AGNES ELIZABETH JACOBA MARIA TELLINGS GEBOREN OP 9 APRIL 1954 TE ROOSENDAAL Dit onderzoek werd verricht met behulp van subsidie van de voormalige Stichting Pedon, NWO Mediagroep Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen PROMOTOR: Prof.Dr. A.W. van Haaften COPROMOTOR: Dr. G.L.M. Snik 1 PREFACE The methods controversy in deaf education has fascinated me since I visited the International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Hamburg (Germany) in 1980. There I was struck by the intemperate emotions by which the methods controversy is attended. This book is an attempt to understand what this controversy really is about I would like to thank first and foremost Prof.Wouter van Haaften and Dr. -
25 Ways to Say I Love You Around the World
Arabic MODERN STANDARD When speaking to a man ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, CHAD, COMOROS, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, Ana ERITREA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LIBYA, MALTA, uhibukka MAURITANIA, MOROCCO, OMAN, PALESTINE, QATAR, Ana uhibukka SAUDI ARABIA, [AH-nah uu-HEH-buu-kah] SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TANZANIA ZANZIBAR, TUNISIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, YEMEN When speaking to a woman NOTE Arabic dialects vary from country to country, so there may be other ways Ana of saying ‘I love you’ depending on where your loved one comes from. See also Arabic (Egyptian), uhibukki Arabic (Lebanese), Arabic Ana uhibukki (Moroccan). [AH-nah uu-HEH-buu-kee] 14 Cherokee Gvgeyui UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Gvgeyui OKLAHOMA, [gə-gay-YOO-ee] NORTH CAROLINA, ARKANSAS 44 Chinese CANTONESE Ngóh hóu jung CHINA yi néih GUANGDONG, GUANGXI, Ngóh hóu jūng yi néih HONG KONG, [ng-AW hoh jəng yee nay] MACAU PRONUNCIATION TIP NOTE Cantonese is a tonal language, which means that each This phrase means ‘I like syllable can be pronounced as a level, falling or rising you very much’. The literal note, and can be high-, mid- or low-pitch. In this case, translation of ‘I love you’ the tones of each syllable can be found below – but take is generally considered a care not to overdo it! little too formal. ❤❤ Ngóh: A lower note, rising slightly ❤❤ Hóu: A medium note, rising slightly ❤❤ Jūng: A higher note, falling slightly ❤❤ Yi: A medium note, level ❤❤ Néih: A lower note, rising slightly 47 Chinese (MANDARIN) Wo ài n Wǒ ài nǐ [waw eye nee] CHINA, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE PRONUNCIATION TIP Mandarin is a tonal language, which means that each syllable can be pronounced as a level, falling or rising note, and can be high-, mid- or low-pitch. -
Beacon Prrogram Proceedings.Psd
Table of Contents Welcome ........................................................................................................................... 4 Sponsors, Participating Member Colleges, Steering Committee Members ............................... 5 Conference Program ........................................................................................................... 6 Poster Presenters ............................................................................................................. 15 Beacon 2010 Statistics ...................................................................................................... 17 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ 18 Outstanding Paper by Panel American Literature “The Dissociation of Role and Character in Toni Morrison’s ‘Recitatif’” .......... 20 Heather Tremper Mentor: Shauna Gobble Northampton Community College The Arts “The Art of Protest: Mural Art as a Global Narrative of Struggles for Social Justice and Equality” ........................................................................ 27 Claire Kalala Mentor: Shweta Sen Montgomery College History “Politics, Indians, and Tippecanoe”............................................................. 48 Marilyn Miller Mentor: John M. Lawlor, Jr. Reading Area Community College Social Sciences “Debating Mayan Inclusion in the Guatemalan State” .................................. 58 Robin Harris Mentor: Jennifer Haydel Montgomery College 1 Education