Sign Language

[J'Pol]

When talking in sign language is one supposed to sign the silent letters ?

e.g. Crumb doesn't really need the b, so should it be signed ?

[Skweeky]

I'm not too sure about this, but I think names are just spelled the way they are spelled, and every word has one signal, so it doesn't matter of there are silent letters are not

[Guillaume]

There are also different sign languages... An american one and a european one... :unsure:

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Skweeky@22 November 2003 - 00:08
I'm not too sure about this, but I think names are just spelled the way they are spelled, and every word has one signal, so it doesn't matter of there are silent letters are not
I didn't really mean as in name, it was more of a general thing. I chose crumb (as in biscuit) because it was one of the more obvious ones.

Queue would be another example. Q would suffice, so do you need to sign ueue ?

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by Gurahl@22 November 2003 - 00:11
There are also different sign languages... An american one and a european one... :unsure:
Same question for either.

[Lamsey]

Yes. You spell the words as they are written.


As Skweeky said, most words have their own signal (for example, the word 'know' is signified in British Sign Language by the right thumb pressed to the temple with the fist clenched).

[bigboab]

I thought all the letters were silent. That is why you are deaf.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by bigboab@22 November 2003 - 00:17
I thought all the letters were silent. That is why you are deaf.
The person is almost certainly deaf because of some sort of physiological problem, rather than a grammatical rule boab.

However I can see how your confusion would arise.

[bigboab]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+21 November 2003 - 23:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 21 November 2003 - 23:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigboab@22 November 2003 - 00:17
I thought all the letters were silent. That is why you are deaf.
The person is almost certainly deaf because of some sort of physiological problem, rather than a grammatical rule boab.

However I can see how your confusion would arise. [/b][/quote]
What do you use a Grammatical rule for? Measuring poetry? :lol:

[J'Pol]

Who is Measuring Poetry, your spiritual guide ?

[internet.news]

very interesting ...

Crumb, didn&#39;t you say [Crum:b]?

[bigboab]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@21 November 2003 - 23:24
Who is Measuring Poetry, your spiritual guide ?
I&#39;m afraid my spirit guide is Mrs Bigboab. I think she is about to take ad verse action against me. :lol:

[balamm]

How and what you sign depends on your accent and dialect as well.
























http://members.shaw.ca/userkey/signs.jpg

:P

[J'Pol]

Hi B

At least 2 of those are seriously rude where I come from.

[Lamsey]

This is the BSL (British Sign Language) alphabet:

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Spring_2002/ling001/bsl_alphabet.jpg

[Snee]

Originally posted by Skweeky@22 November 2003 - 00:08
I&#39;m not too sure about this, but I think names are just spelled the way they are spelled, and every word has one signal, so it doesn&#39;t matter of there are silent letters are not
Actually the first vowel in my name isn&#39;t signed and that isn&#39;t silent either.

I think you follow form rather than sound, in my case a vowel is removed in the middle, but i daresay the initial and last letter is always signed, at least in the form i was taught.

[balamm]

Is that the jpaul ? Hey&#33; Yeah, the P&#39;s down at the bottom look a little "gay" I guess :lol:

[bigboab]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@21 November 2003 - 23:30
Hi B

At least 2 of those are seriously rude where I come from.
You are at it again JP. Reading my mind. Anyone but Balamm would have just used one or two fingers. I suppose it is sign of the times(X). :lol: