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middle-regions of which are often described as contact sign (or Pidgin Sign). In a conversation between a native signer and a second-language learner, both conversation partners may be signing at different ends of the spectrum. A blend that is often seen is vocabulary from the sign language signed in the
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is represented with manual signs. In the sign languages with such a system, the manual alphabet is structurally quite different from the more 'native' grammatical forms, which are often spatial, visually motivated, and multilayered. Manual alphabets facilitate the input of new terms such as technical
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of the oral language, with a simplified or reduced grammar typical of contact languages. We can recognize that the speaking habits of an English speaker learning French for the first time will differ from those of a native French speaker. The same thing happens when a hearing individual is learning a
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While deaf sign languages are distinct from spoken languages, with a different vocabulary and grammar, a boundary between the two is often hard to draw. A language 'continuum' is often described between signing with a strong sign-language grammar to signing with a strong spoken-language grammar, the
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and the English language. Individuals who are hard of hearing, or become deaf later on in life, after using Spoken English, may often use a mixture of ASL and English, which is known as PSE. With PSE, it is common to sign most English words of a sentence, using English grammar and syntax, using ASL
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Usually, the language undergoing metatypy (the modified language) is emblematic of its speakers' identity, whilst the language which provides the metatypic model is an inter-community language. Speakers of the modified language form a sufficiently tightknit community to be well aware of their
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separate identity and of their language as a marker of that identity, but some bilingual speakers, at least, use the inter-community language so extensively that they are more at home in it than in the emblematic language of the community.
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Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
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English) to PSE which is quite close to ASL lexically and grammatically, but may alter some subtle features of ASL grammar. Fingerspelling may be used more often in PSE than it is normally used in ASL.
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and mixed systems. However, between a sign language and an oral language, lexical borrowing and code switching also occur, but the interface between the oral and signed modes produces unique phenomena:
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Huenerfauth claims that Pidgin Signed English, as well as contact languages, can create accessibility benefits for users of sign language who have lower levels of written literacy. While
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levels increase. In such bilingual communities, loan translations are common enough that deeper grammatical structures may also be borrowed from the oral language, which is known as
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have noted several differences between the language contact arising between two sign languages and the contact phenomena that arise between a signed and an oral language.
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When communicating with hearing English speakers, ASL-speakers often use PSE. Various types of PSE exist, ranging from highly English-influenced PSE (practically
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explains how contact also occurs when deaf signers modify their language for the sake of hearing people who are in the process of learning to use a sign language.
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Contact phenomena have been observed in the reverse direction, from a sign language to an oral language. Hearing adults who grew up in deaf signing households as
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Some populations with a high proportion of deaf people have developed sign languages that are used by both hearing and deaf people in the community, such as
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Contact sign has been characterized as "a sign language that has elements of both natural sign language and the surrounding language".
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Cokely, Dennis Richard (Spring 1983). "When is a Pidgin not a Pidgin? An alternate analysis of the ASL-English contact situation".
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or writing, from early childhood. Within everyday life it is not uncommon for Deaf people to be in contact with oral languages.
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However, even a dialogue between two native deaf signers often shows some evidence of language contact. Deaf people in the
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Ann, Jean (1998). "Contact between a sign language and a written language: Character signs in Taiwan Sign Language". In
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Bishop, Michele; Hicks, Sherry (Winter 2005). "Orange Eyes: Bimodal Bilingualism in Hearing Adults from Deaf Families".
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Long-term contact with oral languages has generated a large influence on the vocabulary and grammar of sign languages.
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The phrase Pidgin Sign English (PSE, sometimes also 'Pidgin Signed English') is often used to describe the different
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Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.
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Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara (1993). "Three PSE studies: Implications for educators". In Mary Pat Moeller (ed.).
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both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
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The process appears to be very common in those sign languages that have been best documented, such as
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Reilly, Judy S.; Marina L. McIntire (1980). "ASL and Pidgin Sign English: What's the difference?".
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The proceedings of the 13th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
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in both a sign and a "spoken" language (or visual forms of it) as the deaf signing community's
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An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method: Volume 1: Language and Social Change
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from the oral language. A mixing of languages and modes may also occur when
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parents and teachers of deaf children, if they sign at all, are usually
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Woodward, James (1973). "Some Characteristics of Pidgin Sign English".
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Archaeology and language 1: Theoretical and methodological orientations
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vocabulary from the dominant oral language of the region and allow a
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When two sign languages meet, the expected contact phenomena occurs:
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signs BOY and FRIEND, forming a compound meaning "boyfriend" or the
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and hearing individuals using an oral language (or the written or
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MIND combined with an upturned palm, which is a typical Auslan
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also arise between different sign languages, although the term
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Pinky Extension and Eye Gaze: Language Use in Deaf Communities
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rather than contact sign is used to describe such phenomena.
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Outsiders in a hearing world : a sociology of deafness
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learners, and their signing style will exhibit features of
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Huenerfauth, Matt; Lu, Pengfei; Rosenberg, Andrew (2011).
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of phrases, names, and places. They may also be used for
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Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
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5257:Sign languages 5249: 5248: 5242: 5241: 5193: 5190: 5189: 5187: 5186: 5181: 5176: 5171: 5166: 5161: 5156: 5151: 5137: 5131: 5129: 5125: 5124: 5122: 5121: 5116: 5111: 5106: 5100: 5098: 5094: 5093: 5091: 5090: 5085: 5083:William Stokoe 5080: 5075: 5070: 5068:Valerie Sutton 5065: 5060: 5058:Abbé de l'Épée 5055: 5050: 5045: 5040: 5035: 5029: 5027: 5023: 5022: 5020: 5019: 5014: 5008: 5006: 5000: 4999: 4996: 4995: 4993: 4992: 4987: 4981: 4979: 4975: 4974: 4972: 4971: 4969:Signed Swedish 4966: 4961: 4959:Signed Spanish 4956: 4951: 4946: 4944:Signed Italian 4941: 4936: 4931: 4926: 4921: 4916: 4911: 4906: 4900: 4898: 4890: 4889: 4887: 4886: 4881: 4876: 4870: 4864: 4856: 4855: 4853: 4852: 4840: 4835: 4830: 4825: 4820: 4814: 4812: 4808: 4807: 4805: 4804: 4799: 4794: 4789: 4787:Serbo-Croatian 4784: 4779: 4774: 4769: 4764: 4759: 4754: 4749: 4744: 4739: 4734: 4729: 4724: 4718: 4716: 4714:Fingerspelling 4710: 4709: 4707: 4706: 4701: 4696: 4691: 4670: 4665: 4660: 4654: 4652: 4648: 4647: 4645: 4644: 4639: 4634: 4629: 4624: 4619: 4614: 4609: 4604: 4599: 4594: 4589: 4585: 4583: 4577: 4576: 4574: 4573: 4568: 4563: 4558: 4553: 4547: 4545: 4539: 4538: 4535: 4534: 4532: 4531: 4526: 4521: 4516: 4510: 4508: 4504: 4503: 4501: 4500: 4495: 4492: 4487: 4484: 4479: 4474: 4469: 4466: 4461: 4458: 4453: 4450: 4445: 4440: 4437: 4432: 4429: 4424: 4419: 4414: 4411: 4406: 4403: 4398: 4394: 4392: 4388: 4387: 4385: 4384: 4379: 4376: 4371: 4366: 4361: 4356: 4351: 4346: 4341: 4336: 4333: 4328: 4325: 4320: 4317: 4312: 4307: 4302: 4300:Western Desert 4297: 4296: 4295: 4285: 4280: 4275: 4270: 4265: 4260: 4255: 4250: 4245: 4240: 4235: 4230: 4226: 4224: 4220: 4219: 4217: 4216: 4209: 4202: 4197: 4194: 4187: 4182: 4177: 4174: 4171: 4168: 4165: 4164: 4163: 4158: 4151:American (ASL) 4148: 4145: 4143:Old Salvadoran 4140: 4135: 4132: 4127: 4122: 4119: 4114: 4111: 4106: 4101: 4096: 4091: 4088: 4083: 4080: 4075: 4072: 4067: 4062: 4059: 4054: 4051: 4046: 4043: 4038: 4033: 4028: 4023: 4020: 4013: 4010: 4003: 3998: 3993: 3991:Maritime (MSL) 3988: 3983: 3980: 3977: 3974: 3973: 3972: 3967: 3960:American (ASL) 3957: 3954: 3949: 3946: 3940: 3938: 3930: 3929: 3927: 3926: 3921: 3918: 3913: 3908: 3906:Central Taurus 3903: 3900: 3895: 3892: 3887: 3884: 3879: 3874: 3869: 3866: 3861: 3858: 3853: 3850: 3845: 3842: 3837: 3834: 3829: 3826: 3821: 3818: 3813: 3810: 3805: 3802: 3797: 3794: 3789: 3786: 3781: 3778: 3773: 3770: 3765: 3762: 3757: 3754: 3749: 3746: 3741: 3738: 3733: 3730: 3725: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3704: 3699: 3696: 3691: 3688: 3683: 3678: 3675: 3670: 3667: 3662: 3661:United Kingdom 3659: 3657:French Belgian 3654: 3649: 3646: 3641: 3638: 3633: 3630: 3625: 3621: 3619: 3615: 3614: 3612: 3611: 3606: 3603: 3598: 3593: 3588: 3583: 3580: 3575: 3572: 3567: 3564: 3559: 3556: 3551: 3548: 3543: 3540: 3535: 3532: 3527: 3524: 3519: 3514: 3509: 3504: 3501: 3496: 3493: 3488: 3485: 3480: 3475: 3470: 3467: 3462: 3459: 3457:Kazakh-Russian 3454: 3451: 3446: 3443: 3438: 3433: 3428: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3405: 3402: 3397: 3392: 3389: 3384: 3381: 3376: 3371: 3368: 3363: 3361:Indo-Pakistani 3358: 3353: 3348: 3345: 3340: 3337: 3332: 3329: 3324: 3321: 3316: 3312: 3310: 3306: 3305: 3303: 3302: 3297: 3294: 3289: 3286: 3281: 3278: 3273: 3270: 3265: 3262: 3257: 3254: 3249: 3244: 3241: 3236: 3231: 3228: 3223: 3220: 3215: 3212: 3207: 3202: 3199: 3194: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3177: 3175: 3171: 3170: 3167: 3161: 3157: 3156: 3153: 3152: 3150: 3149: 3143: 3142: 3137: 3131: 3125: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3104: 3102: 3098: 3097: 3095: 3094: 3089: 3084: 3083: 3082: 3077: 3074: 3069: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3026: 3021: 3016: 3011: 3004: 2999: 2994: 2987: 2982: 2981: 2980: 2973:Peruvian (LSP) 2970: 2965: 2960: 2955: 2950: 2945: 2940: 2935: 2930: 2925: 2920: 2918:Miyakubo Shuwa 2915: 2910: 2905: 2900: 2895: 2890: 2885: 2880: 2875: 2872: 2867: 2866: 2865: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2819: 2818: 2813: 2805: 2804: 2803: 2795: 2788: 2783: 2778: 2773: 2768: 2763: 2758: 2756:Dogon/Douentza 2753: 2748: 2743: 2738: 2733: 2728: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2703: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 2666: 2660: 2658: 2654: 2653: 2651: 2650: 2645: 2639: 2637: 2629: 2628: 2625: 2624: 2622: 2621: 2618: 2613: 2610: 2605: 2602: 2598: 2596: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2586: 2582: 2580: 2578:American (ASL) 2573: 2572: 2570: 2569: 2566: 2563: 2560: 2557: 2554: 2551: 2548: 2545: 2542: 2539: 2536: 2533: 2530: 2527: 2524: 2521: 2518: 2515: 2512: 2509: 2506: 2503: 2500: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2482: 2479: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2457: 2451: 2445: 2444: 2442: 2441: 2439:Namibian (NSL) 2435: 2433: 2427: 2426: 2424: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2407: 2405: 2399: 2398: 2396: 2395: 2394: 2393: 2390: 2387: 2384: 2381: 2375: 2371: 2369: 2363: 2362: 2360: 2359: 2358: 2357: 2345: 2337: 2335: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2309: 2307: 2301: 2300: 2298: 2297: 2294: 2291: 2286: 2283: 2280: 2277: 2272: 2269: 2265: 2263: 2259:Indo-Pakistani 2255: 2254: 2252: 2251: 2246: 2241: 2235: 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1762: 1760:Romanian (LSR) 1757: 1756: 1755: 1743: 1742: 1741: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1720: 1719: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1697:Algerian (LSA) 1693: 1687: 1681: 1680: 1677: 1676: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1662: 1660: 1658:Uruguayan Sign 1652: 1651: 1649: 1648: 1646:Chilean (LSCh) 1642: 1636: 1635:Uruguayan Sign 1630: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1625: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1621: 1620: 1603: 1601: 1595: 1594: 1591: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1561: 1559: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1532:Maritime (MSL) 1529: 1526: 1525: 1524: 1514: 1513: 1512: 1501: 1495: 1489: 1488: 1485: 1484: 1482: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1465: 1463: 1459: 1458: 1455: 1454: 1452: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1442: 1438: 1436: 1430: 1429: 1427: 1426: 1420: 1414: 1408: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1397:Qatari Unified 1394: 1389: 1384: 1378: 1372: 1366: 1365: 1362: 1361: 1359: 1358: 1353: 1347: 1345: 1344:Zendath Kesign 1341: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1321: 1319: 1317:Western Desert 1310: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1296: 1294:Worora Kinship 1291: 1286: 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5132: 5130: 5128:Miscellaneous 5126: 5120: 5117: 5115: 5112: 5110: 5107: 5105: 5102: 5101: 5099: 5097:Organisations 5095: 5089: 5086: 5084: 5081: 5079: 5076: 5074: 5071: 5069: 5066: 5064: 5061: 5059: 5056: 5054: 5053:Laurent Clerc 5051: 5049: 5046: 5044: 5043:Pär Aron Borg 5041: 5039: 5036: 5034: 5031: 5030: 5028: 5024: 5018: 5015: 5013: 5010: 5009: 5007: 5005: 5001: 4991: 4988: 4986: 4983: 4982: 4980: 4976: 4970: 4967: 4965: 4962: 4960: 4957: 4955: 4954:Signed Polish 4952: 4950: 4947: 4945: 4942: 4940: 4939:Signed German 4937: 4935: 4934:Signed French 4932: 4930: 4927: 4925: 4922: 4920: 4917: 4915: 4912: 4910: 4907: 4905: 4902: 4901: 4899: 4897: 4891: 4885: 4882: 4880: 4877: 4875: 4872: 4871: 4868: 4865: 4863: 4857: 4849: 4844: 4841: 4839: 4836: 4834: 4831: 4829: 4826: 4824: 4821: 4819: 4816: 4815: 4813: 4809: 4803: 4800: 4798: 4795: 4793: 4790: 4788: 4785: 4783: 4780: 4778: 4775: 4773: 4770: 4768: 4765: 4763: 4760: 4758: 4755: 4753: 4750: 4748: 4745: 4743: 4740: 4738: 4735: 4733: 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Index

Contact Sign
variety
style
deaf
sign language
manually coded
Contact languages
pidgin
Language contact
Deaf communities
lip reading
Hearing
second language
interference
interpreting
word order
United States
English
Cecil Lucas
Ceil Lucas
Clayton Valli
lexical
code switching
pidgins
creoles
fingerspelling
CODA
TTY
mouthing
Loan translations

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