Sign for Sydney

[Adam Schembri]

Yes, the sign described at the website Ben mentions is more or less
accurate, although the sign is produced in the centre of the signing space
(not near the forehead). The sign may also be produced with the movement in
reverse. Both forms are variants of the Auslan sign meaning "bridge" or
"Sydney".

Many native signers also use a lexicalised fingerspelt routine S-Y for
"Sydney" (using the two-handed British-Australasian manual alphabet).

Cheers,

Adam Schembri

PS Mike, the Japanese delegates that came to Brisbane for the World Congress
of the WFD videotaped a number of native signers producing signs for
different cities in Australia, so perhaps you ought to try and track that
videotape down.

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Adam Schembri
Renwick College
Private Bag 29
Parramatta NSW
2124 AUSTRALIA
Ph (voice/TTY): (61 2) 9872 0303
Fax: (61 2) 9873 1614


>From: "Karlin, Ben" <mfkarlb at MAIL.DMH.STATE.MO.US>
>Reply-To: "For the discussion of linguistics and signed languages."
>      <SLLING-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
>To: SLLING-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
>Subject: Re: Sign for Sydney
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:00:25 -0500
>
>Check out http://www.rit.edu/~dabdis/indj/cty/australia.html#1
>
>Ben Karlin, Lic. Interpreter, St. Louis, MO USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Morgan [mailto:Mike.Morgan at MB3.SEIKYOU.NE.JP]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:44 AM
> > To: SLLING-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
> > Subject: Sign for Sydney
> >
> >
> > Most of my Deaf friends are avidly rooting for the Japanese
> > competitors in
> > the Olympics, and a question which has come up several times that I am
> > unable to answer is this: what IS they sign for Sydney? Any
> > one Down Under
> > care to enlighten me (us)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Mike Morgan
> > Mike.Morgan at mb3.seikyou.ne.jp
> >






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