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Eduardo Gheller M�rschb�cher Date: Fri Jul 30, 1999 2:45 pm Subject: Re: Acronyms for Signed Languages | ||||||||||||||||
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Dear Valerie... Well, I think that the acronymous in three letters may cut off some names of international signed names as LIBRAS and AUSLAN and most of them may be missunderstood. At least, 8 letters will be wellcome. About LIBRAS, here have other researchers that support other name for our signed language called as LSB (L�ngua de Sinais Brasileira/Brazilian Signed Language). LIBRAS is "L�ngua Brasileira de Sinais", slightly different from LSB. The argue is that we haven't the Brazilian Language (L�ngua Brasileira), but the Portuguese Language (L�ngua Portuguesa) as an official spoken language. And so, the signed language should be called as LSB and not LIBRAS. But, LIBRAS sounds appealing. To stretch into 3 letters, I would rather be LSB than LBR. Eduardo Gheller M�rschb�cher ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Sutton To: Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 12:38 AM Subject: Acronyms for Signed Languages > July 29, 1999 > > Dear SW List Members... > I have an unusual request. As you know, we are preparing an international > interface for the new SignWriter 5.0 computer program. Someday we hope to > represent many signed languages in the program, and our programmer asked me > to give him the acronyms, or short abbreviations (preferably three letters > only), for the names of 50 signed languages most likely to use the > SignWriter Computer Program in the next couple of years...what a question! > ;-) > > So I guessed at 50 possible countries, and I also guessed at the proper > acronyms...I know a lot of them are wrong... > > So I am writing to ask your advice....what are the proper acronyms for the > following signed languages? I look forward to your responses!! > > country1 = Argentina > Argentinian Sign Language = LSA (based on the Spanish for "Language of > Signs Argentinian") > > country2 = Australia > Australian Sign Language = AUSLAN (if we need to shorten this, is "AUS" OK?) > > country3 = Austria > Austrian Sign Language = AGS (based on the German for "Austrian Sign > Language = Gebaerden Sprache means Sign Language) > > country4 = Belgium-French > Belgian-French Sign Language = LSB (based on the French for "Language of > Signs Belgique") > > country5 = Belgium-Flemish > Flemish Sign Language = FGS (based on the Dutch or Flemish for Flemish > Gebaerden Sprache) > > country6 = Brazil > Brazilian Sign Language = LIBRAS (if we need to shorten this, is "LBR" OK?) > > country7 = Canada-English > American Sign Language = ASL > > country8 = Canada-French > French Canadian Sign Language = LSFC > > country9 = Chile > Chilean Sign Language = LSCH > > country10 = China > Chinese Sign Language = CSL > > country11 = Colombia > Colombian Sign Language = LSC > > country12 = Denmark > Danish Sign Language = DSL > > country13 = Egypt > Egyptian Sign Language = EGSL > > country14 = Finland > Finnish Sign Language = FSL > > country15 = France > French Sign Language = LSF > > country16 = Germany > German Sign Language = DGS > > country17 = Greece > Greek Sign Language = GRSL > > country18 = Honduras > Honduran Sign Language = LSH > > country19 = Hong Kong > Hong Kong Sign Language = HKSL > > country20 = Hungary > Hungarian Sign Language = HSL > > country21 = India > Indian Sign Language = INSL > > country22 = Ireland > Irish Sign Language = ISL > > country23 = Israel > Israeli Sign Language = ISSL > > country24 = Italy > Italian Sign Language = ITSL > > country25 = Japan > Japanese Sign Language = JSL > > country26 = Malaysia > Malaysian Sign Language = MYSL > > country27 = Malta > Maltese Sign Language = MASL > > country28 = Mexico > Mexican Sign Language = LSM > > country29 = Netherlands > Dutch Sign Language = NGS > > country30 = New Zealand > New Zealand Sign Language = NZSL > > country31 = Nicaragua > Nicaraguan Sign Language = LSN > > country32 = Nigeria > Nigerian Sign Language = NGSL > > country33 = Norway > Norwegian Sign Language = NSL > > country34 = Pakistan > Pakistani Sign Language = PKSL > > country35 = Peru > Peruvian Sign Language = LSP > > country36 = Poland > Polish Sign Language = PSL > > country37 = Portugal > Portuguese Sign Language = LSPT > > country38 = Russia > Russian Sign Language = RSL > > country39 = Saudi Arabia > Saudi Arabian Sign Language = ARSL > > country40 = South Africa > South African Sign Language = SASL > > country41 = Spain-Madrid > Spanish Sign Language = LSE > > country42 = Spain-Catalan > Catalonian Sign Language = LSCT > > country43 = Sweden > Swedish Sign Language = SSL > > country44 = Switzerland-German > Swiss-German Sign Language = SDGS > > country45 = Switzerland-French > Swiss-French Sign Language = LSSF > > country46 = Switzerland-Italian > Swiss-Italian Sign Language = LSSI > > country47 = Taiwan > Taiwan Sign Language = TSL > > country48 = Thailand > Thailand Sign Language = THSL > > country49 = United Kingdom > British Sign Language = BSL > > country50 = United States > American Sign Language = ASL > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 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. 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