ASL is so different from standard English (even finger spelling) it is a different language.. The structure of the sentences is so different. I also believe that tense is assumed from context not by congegating verbs.
Daria
On 10/12/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
are you contrasting signed English with ASL? Is signed English finger
spelling vs. ASL which is gestures for entire words? I didn't know
there was a difference.
--- In [email protected], "Max H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think Daria pretty much hit it on the head when she talked about deaf
> culture. Lip-reading and Signed English are considered by militant
deaf ways
> of trying to placate the hearing culture at the expense of deaf culture,
> like black people sitting in the back of the bus or using separate
fountains
> or stepping aside for whites on the sidewalk. As far as I can tell, most
> Gaulladet students, like students everywhere, are mostly militantly
liberal,
> and mostly object to Fernandes' mainstreaming (lipreading and Signed
> English). I haven't heard of King having a problem with Fernandes, he's
> seemed to try to negotiate in her favor, from what I've heard. But I
haven't
> been following it that closely.
>
> -Max
>
> On 10/12/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone please fill me in on the Gallaudet situation? It is
really
> > getting out of hand:
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
> > dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200217_pf.html
> >
> > Why are they protesting the incoming president? Is it because she
> > isn't deaf? It isn't clear from the article, but I think I missed
> > something. I will read the previous articles to see if I can
figure it
> > out. Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> --Max H., moderator Freecycle Olney, MD, Freecycle Rockville
>
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