{"id":16685,"date":"2011-11-17T15:02:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T20:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16685"},"modified":"2011-11-17T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T21:28:10","slug":"what-you-don%e2%80%99t-know-about-sign-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/11\/17\/what-you-don%e2%80%99t-know-about-sign-language\/","title":{"rendered":"What you don\u2019t know about Sign Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apache Pow Wow<\/p>\n

What you don\u2019t know about Sign Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Colton Cunningham<\/p>\n

November 10, 2011<\/p>\n

Sign language is universal; it is the only language that is completely
\nperformed. Patterns in fiction can be observed in real world examples, and
\nthe struggle sign language has endured is a prime case of that.<\/p>\n

“When I was born deaf, my parents wanted me to learn orally, but at that
\ntime they were involved in the deaf community, so I went to the deaf club
\nand I kept picking up sign language, so they permitted me to learn sign
\nlanguage when I was about 2 years old,” said Laura Hill, a professor at
\nTyler Junior College.<\/p>\n

The deaf formally received teaching in the 18th century, however it was more
\ndriven toward integration rather than acceptance. The theory behind this
\nthought process is oralism, which seeks to teach the deaf through lip
\nreading and spoken language. The year was 1867 and the Clark School for the
\nDeaf opened in Massachusetts, this facility believed it was easier to train
\nthe deaf orally through mimicking mouth shapes and breathing patterns
\ninstead of through sign language. Focused mainly on integrating the deaf
\ninto the hearing community, the Oralist side of the spectrum does not allow
\nany form of sign language in the classroom.<\/p>\n

“American Sign Language is a foreign language,” said Professor McKinzie,
\nDepartment Chair – Sign Language Interpreting, explaining the difference
\nbetween ASL and the Enlgish language being signed. “The true language for
\nthe deaf is ASL.”<\/p>\n

Like everything, there is always another side to the story, the Manualism
\nviewpoint. Manualism practices education for the deaf through the use of
\nsign language as the primary means of communication. William Stokoe, an
\nEnglish professor from Gallaudet University, was the first major lobbyist
\nfor the Manualistic thought process. In 1955, he observed signing being
\ndone in his classroom and instantly became fascinated. He published the
\nbook “Seeing Language in Sign” which goes into depth on the reasons why ASL
\nis a legitimate language.<\/p>\n

He published the book “Seeing Language in Sign” which goes into depth on the
\nreasons why ASL is a legitimate language.<\/p>\n

“‘Seeing Language in Sign’ traces the process that Stokoe followed to prove
\nscientifically and unequivocally that American Sign Language (ASL) meets the
\nfull criteria of linguistics phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and
\nuse of language to be classified a fully developed language,” according to
\ngallaudet.edu.<\/p>\n

Lite ideals of Freudian theory can be to film, comics, literature, and
\nin-turn to real world examples. Things like pens and guns would be phallic
\nsymbols, better described as performative; while cameras and paper would be
\nyannic or representational. Why are photographers always portrayed as
\nfeminine or a feminized man? Why does anyone with a gun suddenly appear
\nmuch more masculine? Why after most shootings do they find the shooters have
\nsuffered from extensive sexual frustrations?<\/p>\n

This thought process could be applied to the “Oralist vs. Manualist” debate.
\nThe oralist thought process is very representational in its’ core, while
\nthe manualist way of doing things is without a doubt extremely performative.
\nSigning must be performed, and it seems in this case the deaf’s opinion was
\nfinally heard.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tjcnewspaper.com\/what-you-don-t-know-about-sign-language-1.2695750#.TsVmlbKseM0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apache Pow Wow What you don\u2019t know about Sign Language By Colton Cunningham November 10, 2011 Sign language is universal; it is the only language that is completely performed. Patterns in fiction can be observed in real world examples, and…<\/p>\n

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