SignWriting List November 3, 2010 I am so happy to know about this peer-reviewed article, Rachel! Thank you for writing it, and telling us about it - I found it online: Sign Languages Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item2709806/?site_locale=en_GB Sign Languages. Series: Cambridge Language Surveys. Edited by Diane Brentari ... Notation systems Harry van der Hulst and Rachel Channon; 9. Verb agreement in sign ... Handshape contrasts in sign language phonology Diane Brentari and Petra Eccarius; 14. ... Cambridge University Press 2010. Val ;-) ---------------- On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Rachel Channon wrote: > Hello, a (peer-reviewed) article that discusses SignWriting is > van der Hulst, Harry and Rachel Channon. 2010. Notation systems. In > Cambridge Language Surveys: Sign Languages edited by Diane Brentari. > > We focus on explaining the differences and similarities between writing > systems, transcription systems and coding systems. SignWriting is unusual > in that it is both a writing system and a transcription system. > Best > Rachel Channon > > -----Original Message----- > From: SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Valerie Sutton > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:14 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: articles or publications about Valerie Sutton ond/or > SignWriting > > SignWriting List > November 3, 2010 > > Hello Shane - > I see. I didn't realize the question was..."What peer-reviewed journals has > SignWriting been mentioned in?" - that is a different question than I > thought Jessie asked...I hope we have more journal articles soon too - thank > you for mentioning that - > > We do have a list of theses and dissertations, which Ingvild started (thank > you, Ingvild) - people who dedicated years of their lives to work and write > and test and apply SignWriting - and those are major accomplishments - > defended and reveiwed by a panel of academic peers at the time the thesis or > dissertation was accepted and published. But I guess that is not a journal, > you are right - > > I am starting a "Contributors to SignWriting History" area, and here is one > of the pages in that area...another dissertation on SignWriting... > > Guyhlem Aznar, PhD > http://www.signwriting.org/library/history/contributors/Aznar.html > > Guyhlem is just one of many who has dedicated years to SignWriting - his > dissertation is on Unicode and how SignWriting could be placed in Unicode... > > Val ;-) > > ---------- > > > > > On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:12 AM, Shane K. Gilchrist wrote: > >> Ings, >> >> good stuff here - however not many is published in peer-reviewed journals > etc. >> >> Hope that will change soon :-) >> >> Shane >> >> On 3 November 2010 12:57, Ingvild Roald <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> There are many academic references to Sign Writing out there - here >>> are just a few: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Flood, Cecilia Mary. 2002. How do deaf and hard of hearing students >>> experience learning to write using signwriting, a way to read and >>> write signs? [s.l.]: University of New Mexico. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gangel-Vasques, Janice. 1997. Literacy in Nicaraguan Sign Language >>> Assessing "Written Sign" Recognition Skills at the Escuelita de > Bluefields. >>> Monography, California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA. >>> >>> >>> >>> Heylen, Kathleen, and Sara Geudens. 2005. Using SignWriting to teach >>> VGT (Flemish Sign Language). In ICED - International Council for the >>> Educating of the Deaf. Maastricht: >>> > http://www.signwriting.org/belgium/kasterlinden12.html#kasterpresentation. >>> >>> >>> >>> Martin, John C. 2007. Writing and Signed Languages. Master, >>> monograph, College of Art and Sciences, Linguistics Program, >>> University of South Carolina. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rosenberg, Amy. 1999. Writing Signed Languages. In Support of >>> Adopting an ASL Writing System, Linguistics. >>> >>> >>> >>> Shaira, Mohammad Ismael Mahmoud Abu. 2007. The Effect of SignWriting >>> on the Achievement and Acquisition of Vocabulary by Deaf Students at >>> "Al-Amal School for the Deaf" in the City of Amman-Jordan. >>> monography, Graduate School Special Education, Jordan University, Amman, > Jordan. >>> >>> >>> >>> Greetings from >>> >>> Ingvild Roald, dr. philos, bergen, Norway >>> >>> >>> >>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:14:45 -0700 >>>> From: [log in to unmask] >>>> Subject: Re: articles or publications about Valerie Sutton ond/or >>>> SignWriting >>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> SignWriting List >>>> October 31, 2010 >>>> >>>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:13 AM, Doyle,Jessie wrote: >>>>> I am a student in a Deaf Studies program. We have been assigned a >>>>> research project, and need to find academic and professional >>>>> articles that have been published about our topic, in this case >>>>> Valerie Sutton and SignWriting. I am having trouble because the >>>>> only sources I can find are Wikipedia and signwriting.org. I need >>>>> to find books or articles that have been published. I have read >>>>> almost everything on signwriting.org, but I cannot use this as a source > for my project. >>>>> Hope this is more clear and answers your questions. >>>>> - Jessie >>>> >>>> Hello Jesse - >>>> You mentioned that the publications cannot be on SignWriting.org. >>>> >>>> SignWriting.org is a library that lists publications and newspaper >>>> articles and so forth, that are either about, or mention, or are >>>> written in SignWriting... >>>> >>>> Take a look at this web page that gives links and downloads to >>>> newspaper articles on SignWriting - >>>> >>>> Can you use these articles in your annotated bibliogprahy? >>>> >>>> SignWriting in the Press >>>> Newspaper & Journal Articles About SignWriting >>>> http://www.signwriting.org/library/journal/index.html >>>> >>>> If you download number 2 on that web page, the bibliography entry >>>> would read something like: >>>> >>>> Fox, Margalit, New York Times, April 14 2002, "Written Notice: >>>> Another Language for the Deaf". >>>> >>>> Is the New York Times acceptable to your work? >>>> >>>> and what about 300 page dissertations? for example on >>>> signwriting.org, on >>>> >>>> SignWriting for Research >>>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/research/ >>>> >>>> Number 1 and 2 on that web page has two dissertations on SignWriting >>>> - one 300 page dissertation by Dr. Cecilia Flood from the University >>>> of New Mexico, and one in Arabic, with a partial translation into > English, by Dr. >>>> Abushaira at Jordan University in Jordan. Both studied the use of >>>> SignWriting with Deaf children, and Dr. Abushaira's work was >>>> statistical - >>>> >>>> If these kinds of titles are acceptable to you, then at least I know > that. >>>> I am juggling many jobs simultaneously. I am trying to create a web >>>> page with lists of SignWriting publications, but I have been pulled >>>> into other projects in the past few days - >>>> >>>> Happy Halloween, in the US! >>>> >>>> Val ;-) >>>> >>>> >>>> Valerie Sutton >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> SignWriting >>>> Read & Write Sign Languages >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org >>>> >>>> SignPuddle >>>> Create SignWriting Documents Online >>>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle >>>> >>>> SignWriting Wiki >>>> Wiki-style Articles in Sign Languages http://www.signbank.org/wiki >>>> >>>> SignWriting List >>>> Technical Support: Ask questions... >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist >>>> >>>> SignWriting Literature Project >>>> Writing Literature in Sign Languages >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/literature >>>> >>>> SignWriting Encyclopedia Projects >>>> Writing Encyclopedias in Sign Languages >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/encyclopedia >>>> >>>> SignWriting Sponsors Forum >>>> Help Educational Non-Profit Organization >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/sponsors >>>> >>>> SignWriting Shop >>>> Books, DVDs, Lessons, Services >>>> http://www.SignWriting.org/shop >>>> >>>> Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting Center For Sutton Movement >>>> Writing a US educational nonprofit organization PO Box 517, La >>>> Jolla, CA, 92038, USA >>>> Tel: 858-456-0098 Skype: valeriesutton >>>> >>> >> >