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Valerie Sutton Date: Sat Jan 29, 2000 7:04 pm Subject: The name "SignWriting" in other countries... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SignWriting List January 29, 2000 I received this question the other day.... QUESTION: How are you handling the name "SignWriting" in other countries that do not speak English? Are people using the English word "SignWriting" when they speak French, Israeli, etc., or are they using a translation or calque of the word (in French, that might be 'l'ecriture des signes' or 'le systeme d'ecrire des signes,' or something equal to that.) I forget what the German had, but it was a compound like SignWriting. Just wondered. ANSWER: It is flexible and depends on the country. The English term "SignWriting" is a registered trademark here in the USA, owned by our nonprofit organization, the Center For Sutton Movement Writing. Some countries continue to use the term "SignWriting" in English, no matter what their spoken language, and other countries translate the name into their native spoken language. And I am happy either way. I think each country should do what is best for the Deaf people in their country. After all, Deaf people do not necessarily know English..and I know they have all translated the name into their respective signed languages...so why not the spoken languages too? Below are some of the translations of the name around the world. I have not used accents because some computers cannot read them. If I have made mistakes please tell me: SignoEscritura...in Spain SenaEscritura...in Nicaragua TegnSkrift...in Denmark and Norway Gebaerdenspracheshrift....in Germany And I do not yet know what our new French participants will call it, and who knows, maybe it will be translated into Africaans?! And what about in Italian, Gaelic or Flemish?!! smile... If someone knows of other translations, please tell us! Thanks for your question - Val ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton at the DAC Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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