<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">SEE is a system that tries to include
every <u>unit of meaning in English</u> into manual form initialized with
the first letter of the word as much as possible. So the sentence
"I am going home" would have 5 signs, including a separate sign
for "-ing". I used to work with a lady who used this system.
"Thanksgiving" --one sign in ASL-- would be 4 signs in
SEE= Thank, s, give, ing. Its impossible to use at normal conversational
speeds, and ridiculously silly the way they mangle some signs. I'll
try to do a true SEE sentence soon, and send it to ya'll. Signs are
based on the out of three rule. If a word is spelled the same
and pronounced the same then it is signed the same regardless of meaning.
So, I have a run in my hose, I want to run for president, and my
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">There are a ton of other signed English
code systems that try to manually represent English, and SEE is not the
worst, although its close. THey were designed to teach Deaf kids English,
but have been usurped and people are trying to use them instead of a true
language. So the kid sees nothing but these codes all day every day...
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">CASE is true ASL signs, used in English
word order. Some people who use this system will structure, some
won't. Many don't realize that what they are signing doesn't make
visual sense... (I teach staff here at the school a class designed
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PSE is also called contact language.
Its what is generally used when hearing and Deaf come together. Deaf
folks move to more English word order to accomodate the hearing person,
and the hearing person moves to more ASL-like signing --if they are able
to. BIG IF-- to accomodate the deaf. Usually the deaf person ends
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<p><font size=3>I am not that good with writing the mouthing, but it is
"It rained cats and dogs, yesterday" for SEE and "Yesterday,
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<p><font size=3>PS The restructuring is allowed for CASE because the English
would not make visual sense if it was kept as it was in SEE and it keeps
the same meaning. Just a little something that I am getting from my interpreting
classes right now. ;-)</font>
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