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Wie Gehörlose Sprechen Die Welt der Gebärdensprachen – wie Gehörlose sprechen Prof. Dr. Christiane Hohenstein & Andri Reichenbacher, ZHAW Vortrag für die Kinderuniversität Winterthur am 9. Januar 2019 Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Winterthur (NGW) Departement Schule und Sport der Stadt Winterthur, Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften der NGW ©https://www.annabelle.ch/l eben/gesellschaft/wenn-man- als-gehoerlose-karriere- macht-47540 [21.12.2018] Gehörlose haben von Geburt an oder durch eine Krankheit kein Was sind Hörvermögen - oder nur eine geringe Resthörfähigkeit. Sie haben eine Stimme, können sich selbst beim Sprechen aber nicht „Gehörlose“? hören. Deshalb ist es für Gehörlose schwer sprechen zu lernen. Sie können nicht übers Ohr kontrollieren, was sie sagen. Wenn Gehörlose ihre Stimme gebrauchen, hört es sich für Hörende ungewohnt an. Es kann für Hörende schwer zu verstehen sein, wenn Gehörlose sprechen. Es gibt in der Schweiz ca. 10‘000 Gehörlose. Bevölkerung Schweiz 9000000 8000000 Wie viele 7000000 Gehörlose gibt 6000000 5000000 es? 4000000 3000000 2000000 1000000 0 Anzahl Schweiz Bevölkerung Hörbehinderte Gehörlose ©SGB-FSS 2018 Gehörlose sind eine kleine Minderheit in der Bevölkerung. Was sind Ihre Behinderung ist nicht sichtbar. „Gehörlose“? Gehörlose wurden früher als dumm angesehen, weil sie „normal“ aussehen, sich aber nicht wie Hörende mit ihrer Stimme verständigen können. Man nannte sie „Taubstumme“. Das ist nicht richtig, weil Gehörlose eine Stimme haben; sie sind nicht stumm. Sie werden auch heute oft noch als geistig zurückgeblieben behandelt. Dabei sind sie kognitiv voll leistungsfähig. Sie können manche Dinge sogar besser als Hörende: der Sehsinn ist bei Gehörlosen viel besser geschult. Ihre natürliche Sprache ist Gebärdensprache. Sprachen der Erde Was ist eine „Gebärden- gesprochene Sprachen Gebärdensprachen Gebärdensprachen sind richtige Sprachen: mit Vokabeln, Grammatik, sprache“? Zahlwörtern, Ausdrücken für Namen, Substantive, Verben usw. Es gibt mindestens 142 bekannte Gebärdensprachen (Stand 2009). Es gibt auf der Erde über 7000 bekannte Sprachen. Gehörlose verwenden als primäre Sprache eine der 142 Gebärdensprachen. Woran erkennt man, dass eine Minimalpaare (Stokoe 1960, 2001) z.B. dt.: „Boot”- „Brot” Gebärden- DSGS z. B. „baden” und „sozial” Lexikon: Differenzierungen im Register, situationsbezogen, in der Höflichkeit sprache eine – nicht einfach ‚Zeichen’ Systematische Grammatik mit unterschiedlichen Aussagetypen (Fragen, Sprache ist? Ausrufe, komplexe Sätze um Zusammenhänge, Begründungen etc. auszudrücken) Es gibt Texte in Gebärdensprache (auf Video aufgezeichnet z.B.) Zum Lernen von Deutsch und von Gebärdensprache, gibt es ein Notationssystem (s. Beispiel oben für DGS) Adamorobe Sign Language [ads] (A language of Ghana) Afghan Sign Language [afg] (A language of Afghanistan) Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language [syy] (A language of Israel) Albanian Sign Language [sqk] (A language of Albania) Algerian Sign Language [asp] (A language of Algeria) American Sign Language [ase] (A language of United States) Argentine Sign Language [aed] (A language of Argentina) Armenian Sign Language [aen] (A language of Armenia) Auslan [asf] (A language of Australia) Australian Aborigines Sign Language [asw] (A language of Australia) Austrian Sign Language [asq] (A language of Austria) Bamako Sign Language [bog] (A language of Mali) Ban Khor Sign Language [bfk] (A language of Thailand) Bolivian Sign Language [bvl] (A language of Bolivia) Brazilian Sign Language [bzs] (A language of Brazil) British Sign Language [bfi] (A language of United Kingdom) Bulgarian Sign Language [bqn] (A language of Bulgaria) Catalan Sign Language [csc] (A language of Spain) Chadian Sign Language [cds] (A language of Chad) Chiangmai Sign Language [csd] (A language of Thailand) Chilean Sign Language [csg] (A language of Chile) Chinese Sign Language [csl] (A language of China) Colombian Sign Language [csn] (A language of Colombia) Costa Rican Sign Language [csr] (A language of Costa Rica) Croatia Sign Language [csq] (A language of Croatia) Cuba Sign Language [csf] (A language of Cuba) Czech Sign Language [cse] (A language of Czech Republic) Danish Sign Language [dsl] (A language of Denmark) Dominican Sign Language [doq] (A language of Dominican Republic) Ecuadorian Sign Language [ecs] (A Gebärden- language of Ecuador) Egyptian Sign Language [esl] (A language of Egypt) Estonian Sign Language [eso] (A language of Estonia) Ethiopian Sign Language [eth] (A language of Ethiopia) Filipino Sign Language [psp] (A language of Philippines) Finland-Swedish Sign Language [fss] (A language of Finland) Finnish Sign Language [fse] (A language of Finland) Flemish Sign Language [vgt] (A language of Belgium) French Belgian Sign Language [sfb] (A language of Belgium) French Sign Language [fsl] (A language of France) German Sign Language [gsg] (A language of Germany) Ghanaian Sign Language [gse] (A language of Ghana) Ghandruk Sign Language [gds] (A language of Nepal) Greek Sign Language [gss] (A language of Greece) Guatemalan Sign Language [gsm] (A language of Guatemala) Guinean Sign Language [gus] (A sprachen language of Guinea) Haiphong Sign Language [haf] (A language of Vietnam) Hanoi Sign Language [hab] (A language of Vietnam) Hausa Sign Language [hsl] (A language of Nigeria) Hawaii Sign Language [hps] (A language of United States) Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language [hos] (A language of Vietnam) Honduras Sign Language [hds] (A language of Honduras) Hong Kong Sign Language [hks] (A language of Hong Kong S.A.R., China) Hungarian Sign Language [hsh] (A language of Hungary) Icelandic Sign Language [icl] (A language of Iceland) Indian Sign Language [ins] (A language of India) Indonesian Sign Language [inl] (A language of Indonesia) International Sign [ils] (A language of Italy) Inuit Sign Language [iks] (A language of Canada) Irish Sign Language [isg] (A language of Ireland) Israeli Sign Language der Erde: [isr] (A language of Israel) Italian Sign Language [ise] (A language of Italy) Jamaican Sign Language [jls] (A language of Jamaica) Japanese Sign Language [jsl] (A language of Japan) Jhankot Sign Language [jhs] (A language of Nepal) Jordanian Sign Language [jos] (A language of Jordan) Jumla Sign Language [jus] (A language of Nepal) Kaapor Sign Language [uks] (A language of Brazil) Kata Kolok [bqy] (A language of Indonesia) Kenyan Sign Language [xki] (A language of Kenya) Konchri Sain [jcs] (A language of Jamaica) Korean Sign Language [kvk] (A language of South Korea) Laos Sign Language [lso] (A language of Laos) Latvian Sign Language [lsl] (A language of Latvia) Libyan Sign Language [lbs] (A language of Libya) Lithuanian Sign Language [lls] (A language of Lithuania) Madagascar Sign Language [mzc] (A language of Madagascar) Malawian Sign Language [lws] (A language of Malawi) Malaysian Sign Language [xml] (A language of Malaysia) praktisch überall, Maltese Sign Language [mdl] (A language of Malta) Maritime Sign Language [nsr] (A language of Canada) Mauritian Sign Language [lsy] (A language of Mauritius) Mexican Sign Language [mfs] (A language of Mexico) Miriwoong Sign Language [rsm] (A language of Australia) Moldova Sign Language [vsi] (A language of Moldova) Mongolian Sign Language [msr] (A language of Mongolia) Moroccan Sign Language [xms] (A language of Morocco) Mozambican Sign Language [mzy] (A language of Mozambique) Namibian Sign Language [nbs] (A language of Namibia) Nepalese Sign Language [nsp] (A language of Nepal) New Zealand Sign Language [nzs] (A language of New Zealand) Nicaraguan Sign Language [ncs] (A language of Nicaragua) Nigerian Sign Language [nsi] (A language of Nigeria) Norwegian Sign Language sogar bei den [nsl] (A language of Norway) Pakistan Sign Language [pks] (A language of Pakistan) Panamanian Sign Language [lsp] (A language of Panama) Papua New Guinean Sign Language [pgz] (A language of Papua New Guinea) Paraguayan Sign Language [pys] (A language of Paraguay) Penang Sign Language [psg] (A language of Malaysia) Persian Sign Language [psc] (A language of Iran) Peruvian Sign Language [prl] (A language of Peru) Plains Indian Sign Language [psd] (A language of United States) Polish Sign Language [pso] (A language of Poland) Portuguese Sign Language [psr] (A language of Portugal) Providencia Sign Language [prz] (A language of Colombia) Puerto Rican Sign Language [psl] (A language of Puerto Rico) Quebec Sign Language [fcs] (A language of Canada) Romanian Sign Language [rms] (A language of Romania) Russian Sign Language [rsl] (A language of Russia) Salvadoran Sign Language [esn] (A language of El Salvador) Saudi Indianern und Arabian Sign Language [sdl] (A language of Saudi Arabia) Selangor Sign Language [kgi] (A language of Malaysia) Sierra Leone Sign Language [sgx] (A language of Sierra Leone) Sign Language of the Netherlands [dse] (A language of Netherlands) Singapore Sign Language [sls] (A language of Singapore) Slovakian Sign Language [svk] (A language of Slovakia) Solomon Islands Sign Language [szs] (A language of Solomon Islands) South African Sign Language [sfs] (A language of South Africa) Spanish Sign Language [ssp] (A language of Spain) Sri Lankan Sign Language [sqs] (A language of Sri Lanka) Swedish Sign Language [swl] (A language of Sweden) Swiss-French Sign Language [ssr] (A language of Switzerland) Swiss-German Sign Language [sgg] (A language of Switzerland) Swiss-Italian Sign Language [slf] (A Eskimos language of Switzerland) Taiwan Sign Language [tss] (A language of Taiwan)
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