Sign Language in Communication

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1. Sign Language in Communication -Prepared By Meera N. Hapaliya PG13CE008 V.V.P. Engineering College

2. Overview Introduction Types of Sign Languages Types of Sign Languages ( Based on Country ) Sign Languages in Society Comparison of FSL & ASL Example

3. Introduction A Sign language, any means of communication through bodily movements, especially of the hands and arms, used when spoken communication is impossible or not desirable. In linguistic terms, sign languages are as rich and complex as any oral language , but they are not "real languages". It is a conventional communication which is a part of non-verbal communication.

4. Introduction This can involve simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's thoughts. They share many similarities with spoken languages, which is why linguists consider both to be natural languages, but there are also some significant differences between signed and spoken languages.

5. Introduction

6. Types of Sign Language There are 7 types of sign language:- Sign language for the deaf   Sign language for people who are deaf and blind Sign language for children and adults with special needs Sign language for babies - a most fabulous way to understand and communicate with hearing baby, before he or she can speak!

7. Types of Sign Language 5. Sign language for communicating with animals for example dogs and dolphins.  Home sign is not a full language, but it is used for a particular family, where a deaf child does not have contact with other deaf children and is not educated in sign. A village sign language is a local language is used both by the deaf and by a significant portion of the hearing community, who have deaf family and friends.

8. Types of Sign Language (Based on Country) BANZSL, or British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language - These 3- British Sign Language (BSL), Auslan & New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) may technically be considered as a single language (BANZSL) because they use same grammar, manual alphabet, & the high degree of lexical sharing (overlap of signs). Auslan -The sign language of the Australian deaf community. Paget Gorman Signed Speech - A signing system used with speech to help those with language difficulties. There are 37 basic signs. Sign Supported English or SSE - The preferred signing system for hearing people to communicate with the deaf.

9. Types of Sign Language (Based on Country) Pidgin Signed English or PSE - A very crude signing system. It combines elements of BSL and spoken English to allow communication between hearing people and deaf. American Sign Language (ASL) - Is a complete, complex language that includes hand movements, including facial expressions & postures of the body. It is the 1 st language of many deaf North Americans, and the 4 th most commonly used language in the United States. ASL is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, & in parts of Mexico.

10. Types of Sign Language (Based on Country) 7. British Sign Language (BSL) - Is the sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is the first or preferred language of deaf people in the UK; the number of signers has been put at 30,000 to 70,000. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face and head. 8. Mexican Sign Language - Widely used in Mexico city, Monterrey and in Guadalajara. It varies even within a country. In Mexico, most people use the Mexican sign language. It is also known as " lengua de señas mexicana ", " Lenguaje de Signos Mexicano " or simply LSM. It is mainly used in the urban region by about 87000 people.

11. Types of Sign Language (Based on Country) Finger Spelling - It is used to spell out names, places, and anything else there is not a sign for. Many times new words take longer to spell out into BSL so must be spelled before a sign is adopted. New Zealand Sign Language or NZSL - The main language of the Deaf community in New Zealand. I t was devised by and for Deaf people, & it is fully capable of expressing anything a fluent signer wants to say. Signed English or SE - It is used to help with reading and writing & has important signs to teach grammar. It has one sign to represent each word in the English language, but is not a language like BSL.

12. Sign languages in Society Telecommunications:- A deaf person using a remote VRS interpreter to communicate with a hearing person. Sign language interpretation:- An ASL interpreter appearing at a rally.

13. Sign languages in Society Remote interpreting:- Video Interpreter sign used at VRS/VRI service locations. Home sign:- Sign systems are sometimes developed within a single family. For instance, when hearing parents with no sign language skills have a deaf child, an informal system of signs will naturally develop, unless repressed by the parents. The term for these mini-languages is home sign (sometimes homesign or kitchen sign).

14. Sign languages in Society Use of signs in hearing communities:- On occasion, where the prevalence of deaf people is high enough, a deaf sign language has been taken up by an entire local community. Sign language and children :- Sign language is becoming a popular teaching style among hearing parents for young hearing children.

15. Comparison Of FSL & ASL

16. Example The Moon Alphabets for the blind (WILLIAM MOON (1818-1894) )

17. Example The poetic language uses each of these modes of communication, mixing various signs of language (roman alphabet, Braille, sign language, walrus and phonetic): it is a multiple language.

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