SIGN LANGUAGE WORK - World Federation of the Deaf
SIGN LANGUAGE WORK - World Federation of the Deaf
SIGN LANGUAGE WORK - World Federation of the Deaf
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THE FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF<br />
• Research method: documentation <strong>of</strong> real language<br />
use – word lists not in use<br />
• Never 1:1 correspondence between signs and<br />
words<br />
• “thumbs up” – good, fine, nice, well, bravo!, ok<br />
• Visual dictionaries (VHS, dvd or Internet) for <strong>the</strong><br />
publication to show how <strong>the</strong> sign language actually<br />
look and move<br />
• Sign language is as adequate as a spoken language<br />
– Video reports in sign language<br />
– No written language in common for<br />
communication on distance – Fast Internet
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