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ELEMENTS OF SIGN LANGUAGE LEARNT IN AN INFORMAL SETTING: THE EVOLUTION OF AN INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DIALECT. - Anuj Gupta. Introduction. Learning of Sign Language in an informal setting rather than study of non standard elements. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ELEMENTS OF SIGN LANGUAGE LEARNT IN AN INFORMAL SETTING:
THE EVOLUTION OF AN INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DIALECT
- Anuj Gupta
Introduction
• Learning of Sign Language in an informal setting rather than study of non standard elements.
• Basic approach is similar to observing Colloquialism in any Language.
• The distinct elements should better be characterized as ‘colloquial’ rather than ‘non standard’.
Motivation
• Nicaraguan Sign language development. For the first time the evolution of a new Language was observed.
• Researchers got interested only after about 25 years of actual evolution.
• I tried to investigate the very grass root level elements that initiate development of a new word or phrase in sign language.
• Alphabets• Words: nouns, verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs• Phrases: nouns with adjectives and
adverbs.• Sentences: tenses• Event telling and paragraphs: description
of small incidents
Elements of Dataset
• Story telling: understanding a story, reconstruction
• Drawing Inference from other sign language.
Observation
• As proposed by Noam Chomsky that all languages are governed by a ‘universal grammar’. The Sign Language (both standard and non standard) follow it.
• Sentiments such as suspicion though difficult to express to them but were identifiable.
• The elements that were different were (according to the data that I could evaluate) due to alien nature of the element rather than their vocabulary. All such elements were related to the nearest similarity in their knowledge.
Side observations
• Highly developed observation skills.• Understanding and inference drawing
skills were highly developed.• Better understanding by combination
of picture and keywords rather than using only sentences.
• Street smartness and practical outlook.
Limitation
• Subjects were exposed to verbal training.
• Very low education level. Experienced kids were trained and the less experienced ones were not able to express themselves to us.
• Tests were performed in very much formal settings rather than in natural environment.