Hello from Hungary

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
March 2, 2009

Hello Edina!
Welcome to the SignWriting List. And thank you for joining, and for  
introducing your project to List members...It is great to realize that  
Hungarian Sign Language might be written now...You are the first to  
ask for a SignPuddle in Hungarian Sign Language.

I am happy to tell you that I have just now created the Hungarian  
SignPuddle files for your project. These are open files to the general  
public as well, but when you register your name and password, and then  
login each time you work, others cannot change your work, although  
they can read what you add and that is exciting, to be able to share  
with your co-workers and the world so quickly. And we are happy to  
help you with all kinds of technical questions...how to use the  
software and also how signs and documents are written in  
SignWriting...so ask questions any time...

Your new Hungarian SignPuddle area can be accessed by going to  
SignPuddle and clicking on the Hungarian flag (HU):

Go to SignPuddle Online
http://www.signpuddle.org

or go directly to the new Hungarian Sign Language puddle area:

Hungarian SignPuddle
http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/index4.html#sgn-HU

Then click on the Dictionary icon to add individual signs, and the  
Literature icon to add documents...

The first sign I hope you add to your Dictionary is the sign for  
Hungary in Hungarian Sign Language. I need that for the Flag icon, but  
our American sign is probably not the sign that you use in Hungary and  
I would prefer to use your sign for your own country! So if you add  
the sign to your new Dictionary file, I can then create the icon I  
need...

And if you have written some signs in other SignPuddle files, while  
you were waiting for me to create the Hungarian SignPuddle, we can  
transfer your signs to the correct files now...I can teach you how to  
do that when you are ready...

So welcome once again, and we all look forward to reading signs and  
literature in Hungarian Sign Language!

Val ;-)

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On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Lancz Edina wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am new here... My name is Edina Lancz and I am a hearing linguist
> specialised in Hungarian Sign Language. At present I am involved in
> developing teaching materials for training Deaf translators, who  
> translate
> written Hungarian into HSL (websites, legal texts, news, tales,  
> etc.). In
> the short Linguistics textbook I am writing I would like to recommend
> SignWriting as a way to write down their translations. Two other  
> methods we
> introduce in our teaching pack is the notation system used by  
> consecutive
> interpreters of spoken languages (this would enable them to make  
> notes about
> the original text) and glossing, which would remind them of their
> translations but would require the re-creaction of the signed text  
> for the
> recording. SignWriting would make it possible for them to simply  
> 'read out'
> their translation in front of the camera.
>
> As 99% of Hungarian Deaf do not read English I have started to  
> translate one
> version of the Manual into Hungarian, and Val has already promised  
> me that
> there will be a web area in Hungarian if I help with the  
> translation. And I
> help, of course, as I find SignWriting an amazing tool that finally  
> enables
> Deaf people to write in their own language.
>
> After finishing the translation I will face the big task of  
> inserting HSL
> examples in the text. This task has two sides, a linguistic one and a
> techical one. In both I hope to receive help from you... Thanks in  
> advance!
> :)
>
> Best regards,
> Edina Lancz
>
>
>
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