LING 2013 LINGUISTICS I NATHALIE F. MARTIN Sign Language
Dec 30, 2015
Sign Language
Today: Video: “Beauty Beyond Words”Special guest speaker – Alyson
MacMillanDifferent facts about Sign language
Bible Tranlation and Written Sign Language?
Video : Wycliffe
http://www.wycliffe.org.uk/video/VIDEO3_512K_Stream.mov
CHALLENGE !!!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT SING LANGUAGES? YES, THERE ARE …
During this presentation we will speak of a few …
CHALLENGE: How many different sign languages can you
notice/find? Write them down to share at the end of class.
Words
Lexicon:•http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm•http://www.lifeprint.com/ (ASL)•http://www.lsfplus.fr/dico.htm#B (French)
Terminology:http://www.lsf.univ-nancy2.fr/ (French)
Hand Configuration
Hand configuration is very important.
Not to be mistaken …
Langue des signes francaise
Orientation, Placement and Mouvement
Orientation, placement and mouvement are very important!
Langue des signes francaise
Orientation, Placement and Mouvement
Orientation, placement and mouvement are very important!
American Sign Language
Morphology
What about morphology? Do you think that learning sign language involves some kind of morphological knowledge?
Number – ex: singular or plural? Distributiontional aspects – ex: each, certain, etc. Temporal aspects – ex: for a long time, regularly, over and
over Temporal focus – ex: starting to, gradually, etc. Manner – ex: with ease, with difficulty, slowly Degree – ex: a little, a bit very, excessively Reciprocyty - Indicates mutual relationships or actions Index – changes person reference for verbs
American Sign Language
Transcription of Sign Language
Hand shape = DEZ (designator)
Type of motion = SIG (signation)
Location = TAB (tabula)
Palm orientation = ORI
Web Sites
Websites (Sign languages of the world): • http://lsf.wikisign.org/wiki/Langue:Signes_du_Monde• Wycliffe:
http://www.wycliffe.ca/wordalive/pdf/wam_2009_summer-sample.pdf
• JAARS: http://www.wordsign.org/
Websites (ASL): • http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm• http://www.lifeprint.com/
LANGUAGE ACCQUISITION MATTERS
COMPARE HOW SOMEONE WOULD ACQUIRE SPOKEN LANGUAGE VERSUS SIGN LANGUAGE.
What would be similar?What would be different?