is finger spelling the same thing as signed English?
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Spoken and written English and ASL are very different. Finger
spelling is
> spelling out the spoken words and that isn't ALS. Did that make
more sense?
>
> On 10/13/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > not standard English, signed English. Is signed English just
> > standard English using hand movements? I'm not sure what signed
> > English is.
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Daria Akers"
> > <daria.akers@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 <ellengoodman6@> 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." <MaxH42@>
> > 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 <ellengoodman6@> 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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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