What's your sign? Video ASL dictionary will tell

Calvin · 05-25-2008, 06:09 PM

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Will this be effective?

***VamPyroX*** · 05-25-2008, 06:15 PM

This is going to be tricky.

Like spoken language, even sign languages have their "accents".

There are also many ways that sign languages can be done and different people have different ways of doing some sign languages.

What if a person is signing ASL, but signs something that's part of SEE or PSE? Will it still be recognized?

It's like those voice recognition programs. They work for people who speak perfect English with the common American accent. However, if a person with a Spanish or French accent tried... the program wouldn't recognize it.

Calvin · 05-25-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by VamPyroX

This is going to be tricky.

Like spoken language, even sign languages have their "accents".

There are also many ways that sign languages can be done and different people have different ways of doing some sign languages.

What if a person is signing ASL, but signs something that's part of SEE or PSE? Will it still be recognized?

It's like those voice recognition programs. They work for people who speak perfect English with the common American accent. However, if a person with a Spanish or French accent tried... the program wouldn't recognize it.

That's what I am wondering will that be effective? Because many people varies using sign language like you pointed out. Tricky indeed and wonder if anyone would take dictionary to find out what sign they use?

***VamPyroX*** · 05-25-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Calvin

That's what I am wondering will that be effective? Because many people varies using sign language like you pointed out. Tricky indeed and wonder if anyone would take dictionary to find out what sign they use?

I've always thought the same thing with those sign language gloves.

There are some people who have physical disabilities that make them sign differently than normal. I have a friend whose arm joints are in a way that she can't exceed a specific angle when signing. That's why he sign languages seem "smaller" than those "expressive" ASL people..

jillio · 05-27-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Calvin

That's what I am wondering will that be effective? Because many people varies using sign language like you pointed out. Tricky indeed and wonder if anyone would take dictionary to find out what sign they use?

Well, if they cross reference for regionality in signs, it could prove to be useful.

Bebonang · 05-31-2008, 10:46 PM

Well, only solution finding out what the sign word is to fingerspell it. If a Deaf person can not fingerspell the word, then that is the difficult word to finger out what the sign word mean. There are ASL dictionaries, maybe a few. I could see your point on this one. Have them clarify in other way to mean for the word that they are trying to understand what they say in ASL. It is confusing and if I don't know the sign word, I always fingerspell the word because I know how to spell and explain what that word mean, if they ask.

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Bebonang Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron in Canada Posts: 1,566	Well, only solution finding out what the sign word is to fingerspell it. If a Deaf person can not fingerspell the word, then that is the difficult word to finger out what the sign word mean. There are ASL dictionaries, maybe a few. I could see your point on this one. Have them clarify in other way to mean for the word that they are trying to understand what they say in ASL. It is confusing and if I don't know the sign word, I always fingerspell the word because I know how to spell and explain what that word mean, if they ask.