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Valerie Sutton Date: Sun Aug 1, 1999 4:28 pm Subject: Re: Acronyms | |
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>I was delighted to see Maltese Sign Language listed although we are far >behind in our work on the language. We use LSM because it represents the >words for Maltese Sign Language in Maltese - but I see LSM has already >been taken for Mexican SL. I can't imagine anyone objecting to >MASL....but perhaps LSMA would be closer to Il-Lingwa tas- Sinjali >Maltija. Having said that, when it comes to spoken language, our deaf >adults have to cope with both Maltese and English and both written Maltese >and written English has influenced Maltese Sign Language. Many school >textbooks are only available in English.(Malta is a bilingual country with >Maltese and English as the two official languages). >Marie Alexander >Institute of Linguistics >University of Malta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 1, 1999 Hi Marie and Everyone! Oh yes...Maltese Sign Language is on the list of countries for the SignWriter Computer Program, because of you, Marie! I was so excited when you first contacted me years ago - I was amazed to think of SignWriting used on Malta... I went through the list of all the countries that have requested tech support, or have purchased something from us, and I found Malta on the list, so of course, I included you :-) I didn't realize there were two spoken languages used on Malta, and I had no idea that English was one of them! Is Maltese a little like Italian? What are the roots to the Maltese spoken language? Anyway - in regards to the acronyms used for Maltese Sign Language - I am assuming you prefer an acronym related to the name: Il-Lingwa tas- Sinjali Maltija which you mention above? Is that the name of Maltese Sign Language in Maltese? If so, I can see why you chose LSM!! Even though I chose LSM for Mexican Sign Language, it doesn't mean that I am correct. There may be several ways around this - one is that it may be that ISM can be used for Mexican Sign Language....Idioma de Senas Mexicana...I will check this out with them first, and get back to you. I will be writing to Hamburg to ask if they have a list too... Thanks everyone for your input :-) Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton SignWriting Web Site https://www.SignWriting.org Post messages to the SignWriting List SignWriting List Archives https://www.egroups.com/group/sw-l ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The DAC Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization PO. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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