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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>One of the most important functions of the
ISO 639-3 standard is to provide a consistent system for tagging publications
with metadata, to identify what language the publication is in or about.
This could be used, for example, for indexing entries in a bibliography or an
archive. As we've discussed the issue, it seems that there may well be
need for an ISO 639-3 code for International Sign (e.g. to indicate what
"language" Rosenstock's dissertation is about); I've written to the ISO 639-3
registrar for advice on this. Whether a separate code is needed for
Gestuno is less clear. If there is only one publication about it (the
original 1500-word dictionary), and it is no longer used as such, then possibly
the code for International Sign could be extended to include
Gestuno.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Albert</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gerard.meijssen@gmail.com
href="mailto:gerard.meijssen@gmail.com">GerardM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=albert_bickford@sil.org
href="mailto:albert_bickford@sil.org">Albert Bickford</A> ; <A
title=slling-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
href="mailto:slling-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">A list for linguists
interested in signed languages</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> November 3, 2007 2:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SLLING-L] ISO 639-3 code
for International Sign Language--a good idea? How to proceed?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>Hoi,<BR>Reading the PDF
I get the impression that International Sign evolved out of Gestuno. I have
the impression that Gestuno is not used any more. When this is correct, there
may be no need to ask for a code for Gestuno. Do I have this right or is there
more to it ?? <BR>Thanks,<BR> Gerard<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/3/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Albert
Bickford</B> <<A
href="mailto:albert_bickford@sil.org">albert_bickford@sil.org</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Someone
privately pointed out to me that a summary of Rachel Rosenstock's<BR>thesis
is available at<BR><A
href="http://gri.gallaudet.edu/Publications/ragu_fall2005.pdf">http://gri.gallaudet.edu/Publications/ragu_fall2005.pdf
</A>. I found this very<BR>helpful in answering some of my questions,
particularly the relationship<BR>between Gestuno and International Sign.
(Although the WFD's dictionary of<BR>Gestuno served as the historical
impetus for developing International Sign, <BR>there is very little Gestuno
vocabulary still used in International Sign.<BR>Instead, International Sign
tends to use highly-iconic vocabulary,<BR>especially when the same sign is
used in several different sign languages <BR>for a given
concept.)<BR><BR>Albert<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>