Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
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<strong>Sign</strong> L<strong>an</strong>guage Communities<br />
• No generally accepted writ<strong>in</strong>g system<br />
• Characteristics typical for oral cultures (e.g. H<strong>an</strong>sen 2005)<br />
• Cultural m<strong>in</strong>ority <strong>in</strong> a strongly literal (hear<strong>in</strong>g) majority society<br />
• Mak<strong>in</strong>g use of the majority’s writ<strong>in</strong>g system<br />
• Frequently switch<strong>in</strong>g between the two l<strong>an</strong>guages<br />
(mostly predeterm<strong>in</strong>ed)
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