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| OrlMoth Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6366 days ago 77 posts - 83 votes  2 sounds | Message 1 of 3 03 June 2009 at 4:02am | IP Logged |
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A while ago came across a book that my sister had on the International Sign Language. According to it, it has its own grammatical structure. Thus, I wonder: does it also have its own cultures, expressions, untranslatable words or expressions, and such?
Somewhat related, I recall reading the back cover of a book by a guy who claimed that his mother tongue was sign language, as both his parents could only communicate through it (yet he was not speech, nor hearing impaired in any way). He wrote about his experiences communicating with a chimp that way! Now if I could recall the name of the book... Does anyone here have enough experience with the International Sign Language (or other sigh languages) to shed some light on the subject? I would like to know: • What kind of culture(s) develops around it? • Are puns and jokes unique to it possible? • For us in the forum, who tend to concentrate on listening and speaking: how interested are we in learning it, or at least taking it into account as a language as unique as French, Spanish, English and other so called "normal" languages? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 Keith Diglot Moderator JapanRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6779 days ago 526 posts - 536 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 3 04 June 2009 at 3:13am | IP Logged |
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I have been learning Japanese Sign Language. But I have not gotten very far as it has not been my top priority, plus, I don't have a chance to use it very often. I started in June, 1 year ago, and took some classes, but I still have no proficiency in it yet.
Those hearing children of deaf parents are called CODA. You would be interested in this video: Danny Gong - CODA Culture 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| gringoire Newbie United States Joined 5734 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian, French, Modern Hebrew, German | Message 3 of 3 09 June 2009 at 3:43pm | IP Logged |
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The idea of learning a sign language appeals to me because sign languages are so completely different from
spoken languages that they can't even be classified with them. The cultures and ways of thinking associated with sign languages must also be very different from what we're used to in spoken languages. I have read a little about Deaf culture on this Wikipedia article and found it interesting. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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