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Valerie Sutton Date: Sun Jan 30, 2000 6:16 pm Subject: Re: The name "SignWriting" in other countries... | |
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>hi all, >actually here in germany - at least the people i know - the term >SignWriting is used, as "gebaerdenschrift" as such is not specific enough. >it just means the writing of signs or writing system for signs, which could >be any system, really. >so here in hamburg we specify SignWriting or Stokoe Notation or HamNoSys >with the original terms. >best, susanne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SignWriting List January 30, 2000 Hi Susanne - thanks for this point. I have heard this from others too...that keeping the name in English, without translation, is easier in some ways, even in countries that do not use English. As a trademark in the USA, the term "SignWriting" is like a brand name for a writing system...it is always capitalized with a big "S" and a big "W", which then differentiates the trademark from "everyday language". So even though the general term "tegnskrift" would not be capitalized in Danish, if the term is capitalized "TegnSkrift", then it is referring to Sutton SignWriting. So that might help a little...signoescritura and "SignoEscritura"..... gebaerdenschrift and "GebaerdenSchrift" In Brazil, it seems that people do not translate the name SignWriting...although that may vary around the country....so it really is different with every group. The reason I am flexible about this is that Deaf people do translate the term into their signed languages, and I feel they should have the right to do that if they wish....I would not want people to feel they are forced to fingerspell the term SignWriting ...nothing could be more counter-intuitive! So I hope people will send us .GIFs writing the way the term is signed in other countries... Val ;-) |
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