sign language 1 Flashcards
iconicity
the extent to which the form of a signal represent s the physical properties of the object/ concept that the signal is trying to portray
what did sassure say?
that all language is a system of signs
signed languages are visual in that
they exploit iconicity more than other languages do
name the problems with sign language
they have the problem of syntactic well-formedness and morphological and phonological well-formedness
what is duality of patterning?
the ability of humans to create meaningful units from non meaningful segments
example of displacement
last week, I went to the shops
creativity
existing elements in a language can be combined in different ways to express new things
they can also be supplemented by new elements- this is unique to english language
can sign languages have similar signs for concrete objects?
yes
how is BSL viewed officially?
essentially as a prosthetic for impairment
deaf and hearing worlds are mutually
formative, in that they appear in the same environment
what is the percentage of deaf children who are born into deaf families?
5-10% of deaf children
what type of transmission is it when deaf children are born into deaf families?
vertical transmission
horizontal acquisition is when
a child learns sign but is not born into a deaf family
at what age can some horizontal learners still language less?
5-6
in 1880 what happened in the deaf community?
oral methods preferred to signing, when teaching the daaf
