Last week, after a year and a half of learning sign language and being involved in Deaf Culture, while I was at a big Deaf Event I was unexpectedly given a sign name. A person was being introduced to the 20+ of us, and the person doing the introductions when they got to me said (or rather signed) "This is Adam, his sign name is [this]." Bam, I was named. Needless to say I was elated to a degree that alarmed my hearing friends, until I explained the significance.
@TheRavenOfPoe Of course. So, form an A-shape with your dominant hand, and tap the tip of your thumb against the tip of your chin. Why is this why name? Because I have a chin goatee/soul patch. It's nice that now I can introduce myself this way.
The linguistic use of "hear" and "talk" are interesting to me in the context of deafness. When you said "people will have heard of others without having met them" the "heard" was a stumbling block in my brain, even though I fully understood it. I like when words that originate from a single world view are complicated by another world view.
The linguistic use of "hear" and "talk" are interesting to me in the context of deafness. When you said "people will have heard of others without having met them" the "heard" was a stumbling block in my brain, even though I fully understood it. I like when words that originate from a single world view are complicated by another world view.
How similar are the grammers of sign languages to the grammer of their underlying natural language. What I mean by underlying natural language is the natural language used by ordinary speakers in the community that a particular Deaf community lives in. For instance, ASL-->English, ect.
Appreciate you taking the time to explain the Deaf culture to those unfamiliar with our people and language.
One correction -some Deaf are born to Deaf parents and so they get a name sign rather quickly as do HMFD (Uk's term Hearing Mother Father Deaf) /CODA (Children of Deaf Adults- a USA term). Some get their name signs from peers or the older Deaf children in the Deaf schools.
The introduction of this nice video may confuse many; we "deaf" are mega-millions (deaf, deafened, & people with hearing loss); roughly 98 percent do not use sign language. Re labels and identities: Deaf people use sign language and identify with Deaf Culture. Some Deaf, many deaf, deafened and people with hearing loss identify with the culture they live in also, or exclusively. Hearing impaired is a medical term. Many prefer people first (people with hearing differences, people who are deaf).
@siglmgga A very important point :) I have added an annotation to the video at 0:44 reminding viewers that the two terms in this video are here simplified and every person has their own identity and way of describing it. Hopefully this will help curb any confusion or misguidance from the general overview given :)
@TheRavenOfPoe And thanks for this message today. I'd like to tell you about a fairly new international network called the CCAC - our focus is inclusion of quality captioning (our receptive language when hearing is gone, and an option for many D/deaf also in many situations, e.g. entertainments, sports, and education, etc.). Captioning is our language too :-). Please read about the CCAC on our website (Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning). Cheers, ls/ccac
Very cool video! I can't wait for you to get your sign name - I'm very curious to see how someone would decide to label you. I wonder if you can 'nudge' it one way or another...
Out of curiosity, does the deaf community use politically correct euphemisms like 'hearing impaired', or is it by necessity more direct than that? Also, is there a militant side that might regard non-deaf people who sign as 'tourists' or something similar?
Great video Jen :) do you know any one that is deaf? I knew some one who is deaf when i was learning to sign, she was allways happy when i tried to sign seen as not meny people that can hear want to learn how to sign. Its a shame realy cos when i was out and i saw someone that was signing i could just say "hi" and talk to them, and they were allways happy and suppries'd when i told them i wasnt deaf ^^.
Last week, after a year and a half of learning sign language and being involved in Deaf Culture, while I was at a big Deaf Event I was unexpectedly given a sign name. A person was being introduced to the 20+ of us, and the person doing the introductions when they got to me said (or rather signed) "This is Adam, his sign name is [this]." Bam, I was named. Needless to say I was elated to a degree that alarmed my hearing friends, until I explained the significance.
TenshiXI 2 months ago
@TenshiXI Fantastic! Can I ask what your sign name is? :)
TheRavenOfPoe 2 months ago
@TheRavenOfPoe Of course. So, form an A-shape with your dominant hand, and tap the tip of your thumb against the tip of your chin. Why is this why name? Because I have a chin goatee/soul patch. It's nice that now I can introduce myself this way.
TenshiXI 2 months ago
The linguistic use of "hear" and "talk" are interesting to me in the context of deafness. When you said "people will have heard of others without having met them" the "heard" was a stumbling block in my brain, even though I fully understood it. I like when words that originate from a single world view are complicated by another world view.
frumpyframpton 6 months ago
The linguistic use of "hear" and "talk" are interesting to me in the context of deafness. When you said "people will have heard of others without having met them" the "heard" was a stumbling block in my brain, even though I fully understood it. I like when words that originate from a single world view are complicated by another world view.
frumpyframpton 6 months ago
Interesting, thanks!
mh605 6 months ago
How similar are the grammers of sign languages to the grammer of their underlying natural language. What I mean by underlying natural language is the natural language used by ordinary speakers in the community that a particular Deaf community lives in. For instance, ASL-->English, ect.
11Agamemnon235 6 months ago
Appreciate you taking the time to explain the Deaf culture to those unfamiliar with our people and language.
One correction -some Deaf are born to Deaf parents and so they get a name sign rather quickly as do HMFD (Uk's term Hearing Mother Father Deaf) /CODA (Children of Deaf Adults- a USA term). Some get their name signs from peers or the older Deaf children in the Deaf schools.
DeafJennyWitty 6 months ago
The introduction of this nice video may confuse many; we "deaf" are mega-millions (deaf, deafened, & people with hearing loss); roughly 98 percent do not use sign language. Re labels and identities: Deaf people use sign language and identify with Deaf Culture. Some Deaf, many deaf, deafened and people with hearing loss identify with the culture they live in also, or exclusively. Hearing impaired is a medical term. Many prefer people first (people with hearing differences, people who are deaf).
siglmgga 6 months ago
@siglmgga A very important point :) I have added an annotation to the video at 0:44 reminding viewers that the two terms in this video are here simplified and every person has their own identity and way of describing it. Hopefully this will help curb any confusion or misguidance from the general overview given :)
TheRavenOfPoe 6 months ago
@TheRavenOfPoe And thanks for this message today. I'd like to tell you about a fairly new international network called the CCAC - our focus is inclusion of quality captioning (our receptive language when hearing is gone, and an option for many D/deaf also in many situations, e.g. entertainments, sports, and education, etc.). Captioning is our language too :-). Please read about the CCAC on our website (Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning). Cheers, ls/ccac
siglmgga 6 months ago
its good to see you again love your videos I'm still rusty in signing but me and mine kids are learning together
SOIFreak69 6 months ago
No need to be deaf.
In order to establish communication between two individuals of different language, body aka handgesturelanguage is most important.
All of us do it, 24/7 !
KtBdOKW 6 months ago
Very cool video! I can't wait for you to get your sign name - I'm very curious to see how someone would decide to label you. I wonder if you can 'nudge' it one way or another...
Out of curiosity, does the deaf community use politically correct euphemisms like 'hearing impaired', or is it by necessity more direct than that? Also, is there a militant side that might regard non-deaf people who sign as 'tourists' or something similar?
zebidee55 6 months ago
Great video. keep it up. its been awhile.
skysterz 6 months ago
does giving someone the middle finger in "sign" have the same meaning?
good video :)
achigurh 6 months ago
These are very interesting information.
many thanks
and greetings
MorganOthelloLFee 6 months ago
Very interesting video Jenny.
EdEditz 6 months ago
Great video Jen :) do you know any one that is deaf? I knew some one who is deaf when i was learning to sign, she was allways happy when i tried to sign seen as not meny people that can hear want to learn how to sign. Its a shame realy cos when i was out and i saw someone that was signing i could just say "hi" and talk to them, and they were allways happy and suppries'd when i told them i wasnt deaf ^^.
Mattsam1000 6 months ago
It looks like some masked-maniac is going to come out of the dark and stab you.
Very nice video though.
EGarrett01 6 months ago
very interesting. ;-)
aednil 6 months ago
So informative! I really enjoyed. Thank you!!!!! :D
WritingSchiozo101 6 months ago
that was very interesting, thank you
onderdewasdraad 6 months ago