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Cecelia Smith Date: Thu Aug 20, 1998 9:17 pm Subject: Re: hello world | ||||||||
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In a message dated 98-08-20 14:11:34 EDT Angus wrote: Just out of curiosity, Cecelia, what is the "university accepted system" for Gallaudet? Hello Angus; In the linguistics department at Gallaudet (head of department is Scott Liddell, and head of the Graduate Studies Program over all is Bob Johnson- formerly head of the linguistics department) you may guess that the "accepted" transcription system is the Liddell/Johnson system. (Movement Hold Movement) However, they also accept glossing in some cases, in place of the full transcription, and also shorthand versions of the full MHM system. I will grant that for very precise linguistic transcription, the Liddell/Johnson method is the best thing I have come across.... until you get to certain things, like specific verbs. They admit they haven't yet found a way to transcribe things like she-GIVE-him since the object position changes every time. Suttons SW is considered totally ineffective and inappropriate, and completely unnecessary. After all, the Deaf already have a perfectly good orthography. It is called English. (That is an almost direct quote by the way) . Ummm.. needless to say, I like waving red flags at bulls. I am going for my degree because I love linguistics and want to learn more about signed languages. I am not doing it to get a job as a linguist. So... I'm not afraid of rocking the boat. (to a degree at any rate...LOL) Life is fun. I wonder if I will be able to get a degree, and if anyone will take me seriously when I try for a PhD? Cecelia Smith 2nd Year Grad Student at Gallaudet Linguistics ps in case you get the wrong idea... Scott Liddell is my advisor and my project co-ordinator. I have a lot of respect for the man. And, he thinks my attitude is great. He doesn't think SW is worth it, but figures that if I am passionate about it and want to spend the time, go for it. He is open-minded (to a degree). | ||||||||
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