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Writing Signed Languages: What For? What Form?
American Annals of the Deaf
|February 28, 2017
Summary
Written forms of signed languages offer significant benefits, despite community resistance. Adopting an alphabetic script best supports literacy and biliteracy for signed language communities using alphabetic spoken languages.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Writing Systems
Background:
- Signed languages historically lack written forms, often termed "oral."
- Communities frequently resist written representations despite potential advantages.
- This resistance stems from various socio-cultural and historical factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address arguments against written forms of signed languages.
- To present the potential advantages of writing signed languages.
- To explore the impact of orthographic types on literacy and biliteracy.
Main Methods:
- Historical review of writing system development in spoken and signed languages.
- Analysis of "alphabetic" and "icono-graphic" approaches to writing signed languages.
- Exploration of the effects of different orthographic types on literacy acquisition.
Main Results:
- Two primary paths for writing signed languages exist: alphabetic and icono-graphic.
- Alphabetic scripts offer greater congruency with spoken language orthography.
- This congruency facilitates the development of biliteracy strategies.
Conclusions:
- Adopting an alphabetic script is recommended for signed language communities.
- This approach best supports biliteracy in societies with alphabetic spoken languages.
- Writing signed languages can enhance literacy and community engagement.
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