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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We are looking for adults who have used a sign language from an early age to record their language for inclusion in SignTyp, an on-line cross-linguistic dictionary/database project at <a href="http://www.signtyp.uconn.edu">www.signtyp.uconn.edu</a>. Payment details below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Signers use the prompt images at <a href="http://www.signtyp.uconn.edu/prompt/promptindex.html">www.signtyp.uconn.edu/prompt/promptindex.html</a>, which include common concepts of numbers, animals, body parts, nature, food, clothing, tools, games, careers, relationships, space and time. Estimated total time involved is about 4 hours. Recordings may be made as time permits, and can use any device with acceptable quality (camera, smartphone, tablet, webcam etc.). They can be made as selfies or with a recorder assisting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alternatively, we may pay for videos which have already been collected, if they can be matched to our prompts. A mix of already created videos and new videos is also possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Payments/Incentives: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Payment</b>: Signers are paid $0.50 USD per sign. A signer who completes the entire set is paid $500 or equivalent in other currencies. Payments may be split as desired among signer and any others involved in the work. There may be additional work, if interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Payments for already created videos to be negotiated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Financial assistance for recording costs</b>. Assistance can be given for the cost of cameras, flash cards, internet charges, selfie sticks or other special costs. Signers with limited or no internet access can be provided prompts by other methods.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Free online expandable dictionary of your sign language:</b> This is a wonderful opportunity to obtain a free online (and printable) dictionary of your language -- and be paid to help create it. Your dictionary will have more than 1000 signs, with videos of each sign, pictures of the concept, spoken language glosses, and a transcription into SignWriting. You can add additional material beyond the scope of our project. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Free SignWriting: </b>All<b> </b>signs are transcribed into SignWriting with additional sequencing information added. Data on handshape, orientation, action, location, hand relationships, and sequence are included. All data can be exported for your use in other programs. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Transcription is normally done on a first-come, first-served basis, so a quick response puts you ahead in the queue! And, if you are interested, and are familiar with SignWriting, we can even pay you to provide transcriptions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Work-in-progress examples of SignWriting for ASL, Nicaraguan, Honduran, Turkish and other sign languages can be seen at <a href="http://signtyp.uconn.edu/signpuddle/">www.signtyp.uconn.edu/signpuddle</a>. We expect to be adding Russian, Tunisian and Haitian signs shortly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Free phonological/phonetic research database:</b> Each language is added to a downloadable research database, similar to the original SignTyp1 database at <a href="http://signtype.uconn.edu/signtyp1/signtyp1index.html">www.signtyp.uconn.edu/signtyp1/signtyp1index.html</a> .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Contact</b>: Rachel Channon -- rchannon1 @ verizon.net <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SignTyp is made possible by National Science Foundation grant BCS-1049510 to Harry van der Hulst at the University of Connecticut. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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