Sign Writting

[Gagnon et Thibeault]

Hi Stuart and everyone,

    I agree with you 100%.  For example, I type an English sentence : A cat 
sits on a chair.  I click on Translate button.  I read a SignWriting 
sentence : CAT SIT ON CHAIR.  This ASL sentence is agrammatical.   For the 
ASL sentence,  CHAIR  CAT CL-V : SIT-ON-CHAIR.   An English ssentence is 
diffrent from the ASL sentence.

Hand waving

André
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Thiessen" <sw at passitonservices.org>
To: "SignWriting List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [sw-l] Re: Sign Writting


>I think it is important to clarify that Translate does not actually 
>translate anything. It just provides a word-for-word substitution  between 
>the spoken language word and the sign language sign. This  causes me to 
>wonder if it might be better not to call that function  "Translate"? People 
>who are not aware of this distinction might think  that using the translate 
>feature actually translates between spoken  languages and sign languages.
>
> I'm not sure what a better replacement would be. I will think on that.
>
> Stuart
>
> On 5 Dec 2007, at 12:19 , Valerie Sutton wrote:
>
>>> I hope you can help me.
>>> I am looking for a translator that I can type an
>>> english sentence and have it provide the signwritting
>>> translation with words under each sign.
>>>
>>> any suggestions
>>
>> --------
>>
>> Yes of course.
>>
>> Go to:
>>
>> SignPuddle Online
>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle
>>
>> Click on the flag of the country sign language you want to use...
>>
>> One caution...only some countries have large dictionaries to  translate 
>> from, so if you choose some countries with nothing in  their dictionaries 
>> yet, that would not help you much!
>>
>> So if you choose the US or Flanders or French-Swiss or Germany for 
>> example, then you have something to translate from...
>>
>> Once the dictionary for your country is open, click on the Translate 
>> Button on the side of the screen...
>>
>> Type the words you want to translate and push the Translate Button...
>>
>> but you are not done yet...
>>
>> scroll down and choose the variations of possible signs for each 
>> word...there are many signs that can mean the same word, as with all 
>> languages...so if you know sign language you can choose the best  signs 
>> for the words you are trying to translate...
>>
>> Then press the Update button and your sentence will be written in 
>> SignWriting...
>>
>> There is also video instruction if you wish to watch how to do this:
>>
>> Go to:
>> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/help/SignPuddle15VideoUS/
>>
>> and click on Video 12
>>
>> Val ;-)
>>
>>
>>
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