Signs from dictionary

[Rodrigo Ferreira Bagni]

I think I have made a mistake.
I have mixed up two different things. The problem is not the citation, but
the copyright.

You have said to me that I needed to ask him for permission to use the
signs. Is it correct?
That is my doubt.

Sorry for the mistake.  :-)


On Nov 22, 2007 11:22 AM, Charles Butler <chazzer3332000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dictionaries are used, academically, to cite sources, to check references,
> and to follow through on particular dialects.
>
> I cite myself, and my own research, Rocha, Marianne, several others, to
> ensure that people can say "oh, that's the dialect of Pelotas, or Sao Paulo,
> we sign it differently here."
>
> Because this is a multi-source dictionary, with multiple dialects
> represented, it is very helpful to know which source you used. Fernando
> Capovilla is a good friend of mine, as is Sr. Rocha of the Signet Project in
> Porto Alegre/Pelota, and Marianne Stumpf of the UFSC.  Any of these have
> contributed to this project in the past, and each of them have their own
> knowledge of specific dialects.
>
> Sign Puddle is unique in this regard in that this is not FROZEN language,
> it is a growing language.
>
> Look at a dictionary, and you will see etymology notes, explaining where a
> word came from (Latin, Greek, German, other languages) so that one sees how
> a word has changed in a spoken language over time. We should, I think, be as
> careful in our citations in this kind of a dictionary.
>
> Charles
>
>
> *Rodrigo Ferreira Bagni <rodbagni at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I have a doubt about how to deal with copyright information regarding a
> sign language dictionary.
> There is in Brazil a big sign language dictionary, from Dr. Capovilla.
>
> What if I wanted to add signs to Sign Puddle and I used the signs of the
> dictionary. Do I have to cite the source?
> Usually we use a dictionary to give credibility to what we say, not to
> cite the source from where you got a definition and used in your text or
> anywhere else.
>
> It is not clear to me.
>
> thank you
> --
> Rodrigo Ferreira Bagni
>
>
-- 
Rodrigo Ferreira Bagni
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/sw-l/attachments/20071122/f2c1e4b6/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------



____________________________________________

SW-L SignWriting List

Post Message
SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu

List Archives and Help
http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/

Change Email Settings
http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l