<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>September 14, 2012</div><div><br></div><div>We are all with you in spirit, Claudia. Thank you for posting the announcement and this abstract. I look forward to reading your dissertation too - The research results will be important for SW users…Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>--------</div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 14, 2012, at 12:49 AM, Claudia S. Bianchini wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Thank you all... I'm a little bit stressed :-)</div><div> </div><div>Here is the english abstract, so everyone can read it</div><div> </div><div><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><p align="LEFT">
A - Titre / Title</p></font><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></font><p align="LEFT"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">METALINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF AN EMERGING WRITING SYSTEM FOR </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">S</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">IGN </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">L</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">ANGUAGES</font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">: </font></font>S<font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">IGN</font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">W</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">RITING AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION TO THE </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">I</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">TALIAN </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">S</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">IGN </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">L</font></font><font size="1" face="Times-Roman"><font size="1" face="Times-Roman">ANGUAGE </font></font><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">(LIS).</font></font></p><div><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman">
</font></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><font size="3" face="Times-Roman"><p align="LEFT">B - Résumé / Abstract</p><div>
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p align="LEFT">Sign Languages (SL) do not have a written form and most of the systems intended to</p><p align="LEFT">represent them have shown many failures. This study is focused on SignWriting (SW), which seems</p><p align="LEFT">
to be the best system, among the existing ones, to represent the forms of SL.</p><p align="LEFT">
The aim of this work is to understand how, despite the apparent complexity of the system, SW</p><p align="LEFT">
appears to be so easy to use by trained deaf users; moreover, this work wants to show SW capacities</p><p align="LEFT">
as a tool to encourage metalinguistic observations on LIS.</p><p align="LEFT">
At first the system itself is analyzed as well as the frequent problems that emerge when expert</p><p align="LEFT">
in SL and SW deaf users use it. This approach outlines most of these difficulties, allowing to</p><p align="LEFT">
understand (and sometimes resolve) them, which in turn favors the development of the system.</p><p align="LEFT">
Users’ observations cover not only the system itself but also its adequacy for the writing and</p><p align="LEFT">
transcription of SL, highlighting its potential as a means to raise metalinguistic thinking. The final</p><p align="LEFT">
part of the analysis is dedicated to the proposals for some improvement of SW, on the basis of the</p><p align="LEFT">
data gathered and the analysis carried out. These improvements aim at teaching the system to deaf</p><p align="LEFT">
adults and informatization of SW.</p><p align="LEFT">
In conclusion, SW seems to be a promising system, effective to represent the forms of SL,</p><p align="LEFT">
despite some problems and the need for improvements; the deaf community will have to decide</p><p align="LEFT">
whether to adopt it as a writing system, take it as a starting point aiming in that direction, or use it</p><p align="LEFT">
just to transmit the shape of the signs.</p><p align="LEFT">
C - Mots-clés / Key-words</p><p align="LEFT">
Italian Sign Language; Writing, Transcription, Deafness; Linguistic analysis</p></font></font></font></font></div><div><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/13 Meryeme Ayache <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meryemeayache@gmail.com" target="_blank">meryemeayache@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Bonjour je vous souhaite un très bon courage :) <div>
<div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/13 Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erhoffma@oberlin.edu" target="_blank">erhoffma@oberlin.edu</a>></span><br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">I wish I could attend! I'm really looking forward to reading your work, not only because of my interest in SignWriting but also because of my increased interest in LIS (after studying it this summer).<br>
Buona fortuna and In bocca al lupo!<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/13 Claudia S. Bianchini <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chiadu14@gmail.com" target="_blank">chiadu14@gmail.com</a>></span><div><div><br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">
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Bonjour,</font></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">merci de bien vouloir diffuser à qui pourrait etre intéressé.</font></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Désolée pour les envois multiples.</font></div>
<div>Cordialement</div><div>Claudia S. Bianchini</div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> </div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> </div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:20pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Invitation à la
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Claudia Savina Bianchini</font></span></p><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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d’un système d’écriture des Langues des Signes :<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Vijaya","sans-serif";font-size:21pt" lang="FR">SignWriting et son application à la Langue des Signes
Italienne (LIS)</span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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14h<br>Salle de Conférence du site Pouchet<br></font></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:18pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">59, rue Pouchet – Paris (XVII<sup>ème</sup> arr.)</font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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membres du Jury :<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Mme Prof. Brigitte GARCIA
(président)<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">M. Prof. Christian CUXAC
(directeur)<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Mme Prof. Margherita
CASTELLI (directeur)<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">M. Dominique BOUTET
(co-directeur)<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">M. Antonio PERRI
(rapporteur)<br></font></span><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:12pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">M. Alessio DI
RENZO (expert sourd)</font></span></div><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Les Langues des signes
(LS) ne possèdent pas de forme écrite et la plupart des systèmes élaborés pour
leur représentation souffrent de nombreuses lacunes. Cette étude se concentre
sur SignWriting (SW), le système qui semble représenter le mieux les formes des
LS.</font></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Ce travail a pour but de
comprendre comment, face à l’apparente complexité du système, SW s'avère d'un
emploi facile pour des utilisateurs sourds initiés ; de plus, il vise à exposer
les capacités de SW en tant qu’outil pour promouvoir les réflexions
métalinguistiques sur la LIS.</font></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">En premier lieu est
analysé le système lui-même et les problématiques fréquentes lors de son utilisation
par des sourds experts en LS et en SW. Cette approche regroupe et amène à
comprendre (et parfois à résoudre) une partie de ces difficultés, favorisant
ainsi le développement du système.</font></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Les considérations des
utilisateurs visent aussi bien le système que ses aptitudes pour l’écriture et
la transcription de la LS, en soulignant ses potentialités en tant que moyen
capable d'inspirer des réflexions métalinguistiques. La conclusion de l’analyse
est consacrée aux propositions visant l'amélioration de SW, sur la base des
données et des analyses effectuées, en vue de son enseignement à des adultes
sourds et de son informatisation.</font></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">En conclusion, SW se
révèle comme un système riche en possibilités et efficace pour la représentation
des formes des LS, en dépit de certaines problématiques importantes et de la nécessité
d’améliorations ; la communauté sourde devra ensuite décider si elle souhaite
l'adopter en tant que système d’écriture, l'utiliser pour amorcer une telle
évolution ou l'employer uniquement pour véhiculer la forme des signes.</font></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR"><font face="Calibri">Mots-clés</font></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height:150%;font-size:11.5pt" lang="FR">Langue des Signes
Italienne ; Écriture ; Transcription ; Surdité ; Analyse linguistique</span><span lang="FR"></span></font></p><div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</blockquote></div></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>Oberlin College<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Claudia S. Bianchini<br>PhD Student @ Univ. Paris8 + CNRS-UMR7023-SFL<br>PhD Student @ Univ. Studi di Perugia + CNR-ISTC-SLDS<br><a href="mailto:chiadu14@tiscali.it" target="_blank">chiadu14@tiscali.it</a><br>
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