people from one part of a country put more emphasis on some words,or parts of words,than people from another part of the country. Eg,if someone from,say, the South of England met someone from the North of Scotland for the first time and started signing to each other without saying where they were from,would they realise they came from different parts of the country?
Another thing,how do signers show emphasis in words,as in the difference between 'You will' as a statement ,and 'You WILL' as an order?
2007-11-15 18:52:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They can be emphasised with facial expressions and more vigorous hand movements,,,the same way we "flick the Vs" it can be overtly or covertly, and can be done with facial expressions,,,we easily get what kind of meaning they are trying to impart to us from all the information it can carry
2007-11-15 18:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...different parts of the country have different ways to sign certain signs. Just like we all talk a little differently throughout the US. For instance, I can think of 3 different ways to sign Thanksgiving. One part of the country may use one sign, while the other part uses another, but equally acceptable, sign.
As for the second question.....It is all done by facial expression, body movements, and overall attitude of the speaker. You will be able to distingish between a statement and a demand.
2007-11-19 16:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by ant3271 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well of course there's no 'accent' but there are differences in sign language that vary from region to region. A majority of British Sign Language is the same but just as there are regional words in speech there are also in sign.
As for emphasis, a lot is communicated by body language, facial expression etc. My son is deaf & when he's getting a bollocking he can tell by the look on my face, my stance & just the 'firm' way I'm signing as opposed to the relaxed way I normally sign. We also speak when we sign, he can't hear but he can lipread & deaf people pick up emphasis from that too.
2007-11-16 03:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by Mimkat hate the new Yahoo Answers so has retired. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emphasis of expressions -vital--accent- no -local terminology -within the Expressions,
2007-11-16 03:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by DENNIS P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there are dialectal differences in sign languages just as there are dialectal differences in spoken languages.
I'm sorry I don't know how to answer your second question.
2007-11-16 20:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋