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- From: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: Cards In Bars
- Message-ID: <25798@handicap.news>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 20:14:25 GMT
- References: <25723@handicap.news>
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- Reply-To: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender)
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- In article <25723@handicap.news>
- Gladie.Farquharson@f550.n250.z1.fidonet.org (Gladie Farquharson)
- writes:
-
- Also, I wonder about the difference between verbal(?) english and ASL
- english as mentioned in the "help with signing" messages. Would it
- be better if I wrote messages in verbal (?) english or in my guess at
- ASL english? Does that make sense?
-
- My understanding is that if you are writing something for a deaf
- person to read, then you should use normal written English.
- However, if you are signing to them, then you will probably be
- best off using ASL syntax, rather than using ASL signs but
- English grammar. There is, however, much debate here over
- whether deaf people should use ASL or Signed English. Signed
- English proponents say that SE helps deaf people communicate
- better with hearing people in writing because they are more
- familiar with English syntax. ASL proponents say that ASL is an
- important part of deaf culture and is more elegant as a sign
- language. From my limited experience as an ASL student, I side
- with the ASL proponents. It is really a beautiful language, and
- I cannot see how native ASL signers are at any more disadvantage
- with learning English than speakers of other languages who learn
- English as a second language.
- --
- Steve VanDevender stevev@greylady.uoregon.edu
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