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Sign Language. LING 2013 Linguistics i Nathalie F. Martin. Sign Language. Today: Video: “Beauty Beyond Words” Special guest speaker – Alyson MacMillan Different facts about Sign language. Bible Tranlation and Written Sign Language ?. Video : Wycliffe.
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Sign Language LING 2013 Linguistics i Nathalie F. Martin
Sign Language Today: • Video: “Beauty Beyond Words” • Special guest speaker – Alyson MacMillan • Different facts about Sign language
Bible Tranlationand WrittenSignLanguage? • Video : Wycliffe http://www.wycliffe.org.uk/video/VIDEO3_512K_Stream.mov
Words and Expressions Do you know anywords?
CHALLENGE !!! • Didyou know thatthere are manydifferentsinglanguages? Yes, there are … • Duringthispresentationwewillspeak of a few … CHALLENGE: • How manydifferentsignlanguagescanyou notice/find? • Writethem down to shareat 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
Syntax • I + ask + PAST + John + for + the + card + plural American Sign Language
Morphology • What about morphology? Do youthinkthatlearningsignlanguageinvolvessomekind of morphologicalknowledge? • 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: withease, withdifficulty, slowly • Degree – ex: a little, a bit very, excessively • Reciprocyty - Indicatesmutualrelationships or actions • Index – changes personreference for verbs American Sign Language
VerbTense British Sign Language
VerbTense • Orientation, placement and mouvement are very important! American Sign Language
Colloquialisms in SignLanguage (ASL) 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/
Languageaccquisitionmatters • Compare how someonewouldacquirespokenlanguage versus SignLanguage. • Whatwouldbesimilar? • Whatwouldbedifferent?
CHALLENGE !!! CHALLENGE: • How manydifferentsignlanguagesdidyou notice/findduringthispresentation?