Post on 15-Aug-2015
CONTENT Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Did You Know
Test Your Self
References
In a thousand children, one is born with no ability
to hear.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
9 out of 10 deaf children are born to parents who
hear.
Lucky are those who where born to parents who
are also deaf.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Deafness is significantly more serious than
blindness in terms of its effect on brain.
Deaf people typically clap by striking their
hands together, only when surrounded by
hearing people.
“If we haven’t a voice or a tongue, and wanted to express things to one another,
wouldn’t we try to make signs by moving our hands, head, and the rest of our body,
just as dumb people do at present?”
-Socrates
Late- 1700s
The deaf were seen as hopelessly retarded and
hardly worth bothering with.
A French priest, Charles de I’Epee, invented a
system of signaling by gestures, fingerspelling
and facial expression.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Sign language was abandon and Oral method was
introduced to deaf, where they were taught to lip
read and pronounce words.
1800
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
1970
Cambridge professor, Ruben Conrad, found out
that deaf could not “hear” themselves reading inside their heads.
The words entered in the minds of deaf people as
a disjointed sequence of visual shapes rather
than flow of meaning.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Earliest record of sign language used dates
all the way back to 5th century B.C.
The critical age for learning language is
around 21-36 months old.
Communication is often through speaking, writing
,but not everyone enjoys this type of
communication.
Sign language has been the answer to make
communication possible even without sound.
Sign language is a language which uses visually
transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning.
Whenever communities of deaf people exist, sign
languages develop.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Words are produce
by using the mouth
and voice to make
sounds.
Vision is the most
useful tool to
communicate and
receive information
Deaf person asks questions
by rising their eyebrows,
widening their eyes, and
tilting their bodies.
Normal Person asks
questions by raising
the pitch of their
voice.
The earlier any child is exposed to and
begins to acquire language, the better that
child’s communication skills will become.
Hearing parents who choose to learn sign
language often learn it along with their
child.
1. Lip reading & word
pronunciation.
2. Considered as retarded person
in late 1700.
3. More serious condition than
blindness.
4. Vision is most useful.
5. Communication using Visual
sign patterns.
6.Earliest record to sign
language.
7. Words become disjointed
sequence.
Let your mind be puzzled on this simple review game.
*Answers were given on the latter part of this
presentation.
A H D G A V J T O B R U R Y U A
U N S P O K E N L A N G U A G E
A U Q M R O E D E W F P B C U K
G E D E A F N E S S S H E O E L
Q C I I L U A A O Z F S N N J O
C M P T I Q D F D S P C E R D Z
O O L I S O C R A T E S K A L P
Z O A R M T S A S U D D S D S S
B E T O S I G N L A N G U A G E
S P O K E N L A N G U A G E O I
Simple Greetings
Hello is more formal.
Add smile to your face always.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Additional Vocabulary
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Additional Vocabulary
If a person or object is not visible, point to an
empty space.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
I am Fine.
Combination
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Simple Greetings
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Additional Vocabulary
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Good Morning.
Combination
Good Afternoon.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Facial expressions let person sign
questions, show interest and carry a
satisfying conversation.
The best way to learn any language is to
socialize with the people using it.
Finger Spelling
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
My name is
K-E-L-L-Y B-O-Y-D.
Pointing back to yourself means completion of
thought.
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
Numbers in Sign language
Introduction
History of Sign Language
Sign Language
Greetings
Fingerspelling
Numbers in Sign Language
A H D G A V J T O B R U R Y U A
U N S P O K E N L A N G U A G E
A U Q M R O E D E W F P B C U K
G E D E A F N E S S S H E O E L
Q C I I L U A A O Z F S N N J O
C M P T I Q D F D S P C E R D Z
O O L I S O C R A T E S K A L P
Z O A R M T S A S U D D S D S S
B E T O S I G N L A N G U A G E
S P O K E N L A N G U A G E O I
Answer Keys: 1. I am sleepy.
2. Good Evening.
3. He is well.
4. We are fine.
5. 1 + 4 = 5
6. 8 – 7 = 2
7. 10 – 2 = 8
8. 1 + 7 = 8
Score Remarks
15 Excellent
11-14 Good Job!
7-10 Keep doing!
6 & below Try harder!
http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/resources/language-
research/language/alternative-communication/
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-
people-think/
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2486/in-what-language-
do-deaf-people-think
http://www.dichotomistic.com/mind_readings_deaf%20speech.html
http://www.ke5ter.com/archives/2007/02/01/in-what-language-do-
deaf-people-think-2
http://www.signmedia.com/doc/masl_unit1fng.pdf
References