If academic credentials are the crux of it, I can also potentially propose an entry on transcription and writing systems. It would be good for me to have a deeper understanding of the alternative systems out there. Maybe Adam and I could co-author something? Or Claudia, you would certainly be well positioned to write such a piece... On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Charles Butler <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Perhaps Adam Frost, as a Gallaudet graduate, could propose an Encyclopedia > article on determining ASL handshapes as a linguistic search. They seem to > be requiring academic credentials. Also, perhaps a Libras Letras graduate > from the University of Santa Catarina could contribute an article on Libras > transcription in education. > > My credentials of study as an associate with the UCPRS may not be > sufficient, but I could try to propose something. I would need extensive > help in linguistic terminologies. > > Charles Butler > [log in to unmask] > 240-764-5748 > Clear writing moves business forward. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Charles Butler <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Friday, January 24, 2014 5:25 PM > > *Subject:* Re: CALL FOR AUTHORS: The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia/SAGE > Reference > > I agree that we should contribute an article to this encyclopedia. For me > it would fit under Sign Language Phonetics as the whole HOLMES system is > made into an iconographic system within SW. > > Charles Butler > [log in to unmask] > 240-764-5748 > Clear writing moves business forward. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Claudia S. Bianchini <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Friday, January 24, 2014 4:28 PM > *Subject:* Re: CALL FOR AUTHORS: The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia/SAGE > Reference > > Sad to see that there is nothing about SL Writing or SL Graphic > Representation (I don't only think about SW, but also abour HamNoSys, > Stokoe Notation etc.) and nothing about Iconicity (as the Cuxac point of > view) :-( > > > 2014/1/24 Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> > > SignWriting List > January 24, 2014 > > This is a message just posted to the Sign Language Linguists List > (SLLING-L): > > ------------ > > > From: "Lisbeth Rogers" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: CALL FOR AUTHORS: The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia/SAGE Reference > Date: January 24, 2014 at 10:56:15 AM PST > To: [log in to unmask] > Reply-To: "linguists interested in signed languages" < > [log in to unmask]> > > Greetings, > > We are inviting academic editorial contributors to participate in > The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia, a new 3-volume reference to be > published by SAGE Reference in 2015. > > *This list of linguistic-related topics currently available for > assignment follows below.* > > The deadline for submissions is April 14, 2014. > > The encyclopedia will marketed to academic and public libraries as a > print and digital product available to students via the library's > electronic services. The General Editors, who will be reviewing each > submission to the project are Dr. Genie Gertz and Dr. Patrick > Boudreault, Gallaudet University. > > If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, > it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden > your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium > ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free set > of the printed product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or > more. Your name and affiliation will also appear in the byline of your > entry(ies) in the final publication. > > If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding > reference with The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia, please contact me by the > email information below. Please provide me with your CV or a brief > summary of your academic/publishing credentials in related disciplines > as well as your selections from the list of topics. I will confirm > availability of your selections and provide you with Submission > Guidelines and a sample article for your review. > > Thanks very much. > Lisbeth Rogers > Director of Author Management > [log in to unmask] > > Available topics including word count/length of entry: > > Language Research: Post 2000 (e.g., Hamburg Center, UCSD, VL2) 2600 > Languages: Natural (e.g., ASL, LSF, MSL, RSL) 3900 > Linguistic and Human Rights: Convention of the Rights of the Child 1200 > Linguistic and Human Rights: Declaration on the Rights of the Person > Belonging to > National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (e.g., > Articles 1.: 2.: & 4.) 1900 > Linguistic and Human Rights: UN Convention on Genocide (E793, 1948) > (e.g., Article II EURO, Article II(b), Linguistic Genocide by TSK) 1900 > Linguistic and Human Rights: UNESCO Education Paper Position 1900 > Linguistic and Human Rights: Universal Declaration on Cultural > Diversity (e.g., UNESCO) 1900 > Linguistics: Cognitive 1900 > Linguistics: Creativity and Creative Use (e.g., Valli's Thesis) 1200 > Linguistics: Discourse 1900 > Linguistics: Facial Grammar 1900 > Linguistics: Morphology 2100 > Linguistics: Phonetics 2900 > Linguistics: Structuralism 1900 > Psycholinguistics: Development & Benefits 1900 > Psycholinguistics: Pre-Post Lingual 900 > Sign Language Teaching: Certifications 1200 > Sign Language Teaching: Controversy 2100 > Sign Language Teaching: Materials (e.g., SL Dictionary, Online, SL > Textbooks) 1500 > Sign Language: Central America (e.g., Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, > Honduras) 1000 > Sign Language: Central Asia (e.g., "Stans") 1000 > Sign Language: Cyrillic Fingerspelling (e.g., RSL) 1000 > Sign Language: Eastern Africa (e.g., Ethiopia, Rwanda, Seychelles) 1000 > Sign Language: History and Recognition 2500 > Sign Language: Middle Africa (e.g., Cameroon, Congo) 1000 > Sign Language: Northern Africa (e.g., Algeria, Egypt: Sudan) 1000 > Sign Language: Northern America (e.g., Canada, U.S.) 2500 > Sign Language: Northern Europe (e.g., Estonia, Finland, etc.) 2000 > Sign Language: Oceania (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, etc) 1000 > Sign Language: Southern Africa (e.g., South Africa, Swaziland) 1000 > Sign Language: Southern Europe (e.g., Croatia, Greece, Italy, Spain) 1500 > Sign Language: Two-Handed Fingerspelling 900 > Sign Language: Western Africa (e.g., Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali) 1000 > Sign Language: Western Europe (e.g., Austria, Germany, France) 2500 > Sign Systems : Sim-Com 1200 > Signed Literature: ABC Stories 1200 > Signed Literature: An Overview of Genres 2000 > Signed Literature: Humor 1200 > Signed Literature: SLAM 900 > Signed Literature: Stories 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Dialects/Regionalisms 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Ethnic variety 1200 > Sociolinguistics: International Signs & Gestuno 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Language Attitude 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Language Contact of Spoken Languages 1500 > Sociolinguistics: Language Contact within Home Signs and Gestures 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Language Contact within International Signs/Gestuno 1500 > Sociolinguistics: Latin Fingerspelling (e.g., LSF, ASL, DGS) 1200 > Sociolinguistics: Multi-signed languages countries (e.g., LSQ-ASL, > Flemish SL- LSB [Belgium]) 1900 > Sociolinguistics: Registers 1200 > Sociolinguistics: Sign Language Migration & Geography 2000 > Sociolinguistics: Signing in the classroom 2100 > > > ------ > > > ________________________________________________ > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > > > > -- > Claudia S. 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