In this article Edwin L. Battistella approaches the idea of how the English language throughout history has been seen as representing the American identity and unity, and explores the attitudes towards other minorities languages and foreign tongues. The article focuses on why those who choose to speak foreign languages are seen as bad citizens and the fear of multilinguistic within the time line. Batistella also mentions the concerns for standardization of the founders of the United States, that is, the need to have a standardized usage and pronunciation which would represent the ideals and cultural values of the people. The idea that a common language helps resolve differences and widens the understanding between those of different backgrounds…
Prompt #1: For receiving feedback on my Ch. 2 analysis, there was no feedback on my paper, but I would agree with the score that I. The reason that I would agree is that for one of the prompts, I could have gone more into details, but know I know what to change for Ch. 3 analysis.…
Project Nim is a movie documenting the research project conducted by Herbert Terrace, a professor of psychology at Columbia University. The research project was established to determine whether a chimpanzee raised by humans from infancy, like a human child would be, could develop language skills in American Sign Language. He believed that if chimpanzees could be taught how to articulate what they were thinking about, it would be an incredible expansion of human communication and possibly give insight as to how language evolved. This was the main motivation to start Project Nim. Mr. Terrace implemented various learning settings with multiple teachers.…
Not everyone has the gift to speak, those who cannot express themselves by verbal means must find other ways in which they are to express themselves; some who cannot speak use sign language to communicate with those who are able while others may use writing to communicate. Although, these various forms of communication differ they all similarly end up being converted into words. People don't necessarily realize the importance of word they underestimate them using thing as they please never asking how when or why words function exactly the way they do. For centuries man has continued to create more and more words as well as various ways to use them. we don't know when words first starred for their debut exactly however it doesn't take much to…
While the definition of American Sign Language varies throughout institutions and settings, Dr. William Vicars defines ASL as “a visually perceived language based on a naturally evolved system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the body, along with non-manual markers such as facial expressions, head movements, shoulder raises, mouth morphemes, and movements of the body” (ASL: a brief description, n.d.). More specifically, ASL may also vary among individuals. Pidgin Signed English, or PSE, is a combination of ASL and English. Since ASL is a distinct language, it does not translate perfectly into English, with many words and syntax rules differentiating.…
There are multiple versions of Sign Language, although the standard form that is widely accepted in the United States is American Sign Language (ASL). One version that derived from ASL is Black Sign Language (BSL) in which it is a dialect of ASL. BSL is primarily used among deaf African-Americans and has a commonality to ASL but there is a distinct difference in social attitudes, lexicon/semantics, phonology, morphology, and syntax (Brockway, 2011). The reason for this difference was the segregation of African Americans from their White counterparts. The language was founded during the Civil War, so Black students were not educated the same way their White counterparts were.…
American Sign Language is fundamentally the same thing as the Deaf Community. There would and could not be one without the other. American Sign Language provides the canvas for which every meaningful “deaf” experience is painted. Its a social calling card and way to decided who to mate with. ASL groups clubs and schools can be a person’s only social out put if they are born to a hearing family who has refused to learn with them.…
What is American Sign Language? American Sign Language (ASL) is an optical dialect. With denoting, the mind shapes semantic information through the eyes. The shape, position, and advancement of the hands, and also outward appearances and body improvements, all play basic parts in passing on information. Signal based correspondence is not a comprehensive vernacular - each country has its own specific motion based correspondence, and districts have tongues, much like the various lingos talked wherever all through the world.…
The Deaf are a linguistic minority who face many communication barriers in the health care setting. For the Deaf population, American Sign Language (ASL) is the preferred method of communication, if not their native language. ASL is its own language, consisting of syntax, grammar, and vocabulary separate from that of English. Thus for many Deaf individuals, English is a second language and a language that they may not be completely literate in. This is critical to consider as most health care information is delivered in English and may not have a translated version in ASL.…
I am 100% for early childhood children learning ASL. American Sign Language is such a beautiful form of language. I have taken courses at SUNY Broome for ASL, both I and II. I want to do an independent study for ASL, however, I don’t have time. I love the language.…
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sociolinguistic variations of American Sign Language found across the United States. Variations of ASL based on regional, social economic background, and ethnicity will be discussed. Deaf Americans are as ethnically diverse as the general population in the United States. This is a multicultural group that differs in more than just skin color and ethnic heritage. They differ across a variety of dimensions like age, and extent of hearing loss, gender, geographic location, country of birth, communication preference, language use, educational level, occupation, and social economic background.…
Discussion After much research, it has been concluded that the utilization of American Sign Language probably would be beneficial in speeding up the recovery process in aphasia patients. Communication is an extremely vital part of everyone’s life, especially after a traumatic illness or diagnosis. When verbal communication is no longer an option, ASL can become a great substitute. As the Cherney, Patterson, & Raymer (2011) pointed out, overall language function may improve if different communication strategies are learned. ASL can the help both in the moment with communicating with family and long-term language goals.…
If you asked me ten years ago what sign language was I couldn’t tell you, now American Sign language captivates me. I am so intrigued by the language and the culture, I think it is incredibly beautiful and I’ve met people who have changed my life because of it. When I was in tenth grade I signed up for my first year of American Sign Language class. I had previously learned the alphabet and a few random words in elementary school, but other than that I really didn’t know what I was doing.…
A couple months ago, I was confronted with the project of mastering an ability, whether it be starting from the beginning, or improving. Obviously it would take up a lot of time, so I wanted my ability to be something useful to me that I can use in my everyday life. I have always wanted to become fluent in a language, causing my influence to choose to improve my American Sign Language. At the beginning of this project, I was only a mere beginner at signing, but wanted to expand my knowledge, vocabulary, and general understanding of the language, pushing myself to increase my fluency. Through this process, I faced more challenges in learning this language than I expected to, but accomplished all of my goals, and feel much more confident in my…
Prior to the comprehensive works and visionary thinking of William Stokoe, the American Deaf community remained deprived of recognition as a culture and community that shared a complex and intricate language rich in structure and system. Shortly after Stokoe began his twenty-nine year exploration of Sign Language at Gallaudet University in 1955, the Deaf Community’s future as an acknowledged independent community became immeasurably brighter. Through almost three decades of research, observations, learning, and writing, English Professor William Stokoe Ph.D. brought validation to the Deaf Community through by publishing his findings, which not only earned him the title of “Father of American Sign Language” but also legitimized American Sign…