Baby sign language in a bilingual household research: I'm American, Dad's Italian and we live in Italy. When Lil' Peanut is old enough, should we go with ASL or
LIS? Or am I beanplating this?
posted by romakimmy
on Dec 23, 2012 -
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I'm interested in learning about types of codes and signals that people use to translate language in various circumstances.
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posted by Sreiny
on Aug 2, 2012 -
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I'm learning sign language, and I thought it'd be fun to practice by making music videos. I'm hearing, but I'd like my videos to be interesting even without sound. Know any suitable songs for this?
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posted by Yma
on Jun 26, 2012 -
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Is there such thing as a gesticular version of a pun or word play in American Sign Language?
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posted by HotPatatta
on Nov 13, 2009 -
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Tonight around midnight, in South City St. Louis, MO, my mom pulled up to a stoplight left of a pickup truck, and the thirty-something, white, crew-cut haired driver flashed her a hand sign that looked, from her perspective, like the letter "C." He did this several times over the next couple minutes whenever he pulled along side her, until she managed to lose him. Has anyone seen this before or know what it means?
posted by Hollow
on Sep 27, 2009 -
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What's a good way to learn ASL in Washington, DC? I'm aware of Gallaudet, but it looks as if I've missed the fall enrollment deadline for classes. I can enroll in the springtime, of course, but in the meantime, I'd like to start learning how to converse with the deaf community in DC.
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posted by gyges
on Sep 23, 2009 -
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Can anyone tell me more about "ixaratte"? It's supposed to be a complicated court sign-language of the Ottoman empire.
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posted by ninazer0
on Aug 19, 2009 -
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Know of any yoga classes in the San Francisco Bay Area that are in Spanish or in sign language?
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posted by salvia
on Jan 15, 2008 -
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If you are good at both talking and signing, to what extent can you have two simultaneous and different conversations going at the same time?
posted by uandt
on Nov 26, 2007 -
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I'm working on some basic sign language with my 14 month old, and now that the weather's warming up, he has a real need to communicate the word "outside" when he wants to go out and play (he'll go over to the door and babble, but it would be great if he could come to me and tell me what he wants). Can someone explain (or link to a site with picture/video) the sign for "outside," "outdoors," or something similar? Bonus if the gesture is fairly simple so that my son can catch on quickly.
posted by roundrock
on Feb 14, 2007 -
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I'd love to know how many calories one burns during sign language interpreting - I think this might interest a lot of interpreters, actually.
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posted by etoile
on Nov 7, 2006 -
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A question for those familiar with American Sign Language (or other signed languages): When hearing speakers are surprised or shocked or wish to indicate they have just said something they shouldn't they often clap their hands over their mouth. This is usually immediate and seems almost involuntary. Is there something similar used by deaf signers or do they tend to use the same gesture hearing people do?
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posted by LeeJay
on Apr 9, 2006 -
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