<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#bf00bf>Dear Adam Frost</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#bf00bf>It is realy a controversical idea that comes to my mind everytime- Use of Sign Writing. I think it is more better to know the effect (either posetive or negative) of Sign Writing in places whre it is used as a Medium of Instruction. Isn't is? But in places like my country Ethiopia, where the sign writing has not been reached, it is very hard to guess its acceptance. But I can guess, most people are ready for a change, having thier own writing system, sign written text books it is interesting. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#bf00bf>I don't know about yours bur mine is there must be done a Sociolinguistic Research after they become the useres of Sign Writing. What do you suggest?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#bf00bf>Eyasu </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></FONT></STRONG><BR><B><I>Valerie Sutton <sutton@SignWriting.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">SignWriting List<BR>July 20, 2005<BR><BR>On Jul 20, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Adam Frost wrote:<BR>I have actually done a research on this topic for a paper in school. <BR>I found that most Deaf didn't like the idea of SW not mainly because <BR>they feel that it can't capture the full aspect of the language <BR>(although it is a strong argument that some have), but that SW would <BR>cause hearing people to have a lessened view of ASL as a language, <BR>and it would also separate Deaf from hearing people even more. I <BR>personally don't agree with any of that (of course, or I wouldn't be <BR>here now would I. LOL!)<BR>-----------------<BR><BR>Adam and Everyone -<BR><BR>They are talking out of ignorance, Adam! I believe it is a weak <BR>argument. They obviously have not tried to learn SignWriting, and <BR>they are against the new idea, without really learning it first. We <BR>can wri!
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much detail and capture the nuances of ASL far more <BR>than either the IPA or written English captures spoken English...and <BR>we are not hurting ASL to write it, only enhancing it...<BR><BR>The only criticism that I care about, are from those people who <BR>really have taken the time to learn and use SignWriting - your <BR>opinions matter because you know what you are talking about...but <BR>anyone can criticize something they do not know, to avoid having to <BR>take the trouble of learning it...There are still people who talk <BR>against using computers, afterall, and it has been decades since <BR>computers have come into everyday life here -<BR><BR>And I know some smokers, who still argue there is no proof that it <BR>can hurt your health...so some people do not like change and they are <BR>afraid of it...<BR><BR>An article to read about this issue...<BR><BR>http://signwriting.org/about/questions/quest021.html<BR><BR><BR>Val ;-)<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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