Not Just a Pantomime Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Throughout the world, and dating back to antiquity, deaf people have communicated using their hands and faces. Signed languages are still often regarded as inferior to speech and are perceived as relying on mimicry or pantomime. Most linguists now accept that sign languages have all of the grammatical and expressive sophistication of oral languages. Not all linguists have seen the light, though.
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Deaf dalmation given a new lease of life after learning sign language Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
A deaf dalmatian which was trapped in a world of its own has been given a new lease of life after learning sign language.
The spotted dog called Zoe was born profoundly deaf and had failed to bond with its owner who was forced to give her up. But staff at an animal shelter began to teach the 18-month-old pooch basic sign language through a series of hand commands.
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Sign Language at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Mobilesign.org is a video dictionary with over 5,000 British Sign Language signs. Produced by staff at the Centre for Deaf Studies, it is a mobile accessory to people who work with Deaf people, have Deaf customers or just want to learn to sign.
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Dad makes son wear sign for using drugs Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A father says he wasn't trying to shame his 14-year-old son when he made the boy wear a large sandwich-board sign saying, "I abused and sold drugs."
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Heard the one about the deaf comedian? Posted: 3 months ago by bernardblack
John Smith is Britain's only BSL (British Sign Language) stand-up comedian. There's more to deaf humor than first meets the eye
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Whistled Languages - Guaranteed To Be Very Interesting Or Your Upvote Back Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
Some cultures use a whistled language to communicate. This means that speech is emulated in whistling, which can cover much larger distances (typically 1 – 2 km but up to 5 km). Link points to examples and the wikipedia page is incredibly fascinating and points to even more examples of people speaking in whistles.
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Sign Sign everywhere a sign Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat I said imagine that, huh, me working for you
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What's your Sign Name? Posted: 6 months ago by Bornbad
Have you ever thought about changing your name? Well, if you started hanging out with sign language users you will soon find they change it for you ...Like the old maxim about publicity, the only thing worse than having a bad sign name is having no sign name at all. That'd be like you don’t even exist.
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"Speak English" Sign Labeled Not Discriminatory Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
Remember the story of Geno's cheesesteak shop and his sign instructing customers to speak english when ordering?
Despite claims that such a sign was racist and discriminatory, that it might offend someone's feelings, it was determined that a sign was within the bounds of free speech. Actually refusing to service a customer due to language would be a different story.
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Young Street Seller Sells in 13 Languages Posted: 1 year ago by ogri2003
He's not fluent I'm sure, but this kid's grasp of 13 languages is amazing.
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Right to Life group claims its DNC sign is Guinness record Posted: 4 months ago by dork
American Right to Life Action, an anti-abortion group, claims to have displayed the largest ever protest sign in history, towering over the Democratic National Convention in Denver at 530 feet tall and 666 feet wide.
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Foreign policy 101: Teach kids key languages Posted: 5 months ago by muppet
The class is a result of the National Security Language Initiative, introduced by President Bush in 2006 to teach the youngest students Chinese and other foreign languages considered critical to the nation's future security.
"We're going to teach our kids how to speak important languages," he said. One goal, he added, was "to advance America's interests around the world, and defeat this notion about our - you know our bullying concept of freedom by letting people see what we're about."
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Hump road sign slightly misleading Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A road sign depicting two people in a passionate embrace above the word "hump" has angered VicRoads.
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A sign that essentially says "don't hit your head on this sign." Posted: 2 years ago by ElHoopso
In other words, there would be no need for the warning, if the self-referential warning sign didn't exist.
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Owner Posts Racially Offensive Sign to Keep out Gangs Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
A Fort Worth man said he is trying to keep gang members out of his business with a large sign telling them to keep out.
Some people say the sign is racially offensive, and they want it taken down. The message refers to African Americans in a derogatory manner.
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Compare the various dating sites Posted: 2 years ago by cybertub
There are a ton of online dating sites out there. Which one is right for you? How do they compare with each other? Well now you can find out.
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