Citation for this map?

[Adam Schembri]

Emily,
The map is not entirely accurate. If you read the existing literature on sign language families (for example, some of the discussion about sign languages in different parts of the world in the Cambridge University Press volume edited by Diane Brentari, 2010), it is clear that there are some misunderstandings of the current state of knowledge (which in itself is patchy) in the map, such as the suggestion that BSL and Swedish Sign Language are related (not accurate, as far as I am aware).
Regards,
Adam
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From: Brian Riley <brianriley4 at YAHOO.COM<mailto:brianriley4 at YAHOO.COM>>
Reply-To: Brian Riley <brianriley4 at yahoo.com<mailto:brianriley4 at yahoo.com>>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 21:23:35 -0700
To: <SLLING-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU<mailto:SLLING-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU>>
Subject: Re: Citation for this map?

If you do a Google search on the key words "sign language families" and then click on "Images" on the horizontal menu bar, you will see this result:

http://wuglife.tumblr.com/post/49869768723/thelegalizeddeafies-map-of-the-principal-sign

Here's an enlarged version:

http://wuglife.tumblr.com/image/49869768723


I don't know one way or the other, of course, but that map could have been made by an amateur who simply gleaned a little info from the Internet.

--Brian



From: "emily shaw" <emilypottershaw at yahoo.com<mailto:emilypottershaw at yahoo.com>>
Subject: Citation for this map?
Date: March 31, 2014 at 10:39:44 AM PDT
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Reply-To: "emily shaw" <emilypottershaw at yahoo.com<mailto:emilypottershaw at yahoo.com>>

Greetings,

I am sending a request for a colleague in France who is looking for the author of this language map (see attached) - specifically, the actual citation for the map and also whether the author is a linguist.

Thanks in advance!

Emily Shaw, Ph.D., CI/CT
American Sign Language/English Interpreter
301.257.1207 (cell)
301.273.3844 (fax)
emilypottershaw at gmail.com<mailto:emilypottershaw at gmail.com>
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