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The Historical Relationship between Triestine Sign Language and Austrian Sign Language
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Dotter, Franz; Bidoli, Cynthia J. Kellett – Sign Language Studies, 2017
The high degree of comprehensibility between the signed languages in Trieste (present-day Italy) and Austria is very probably due to their joint history of deaf schools within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Investigation undertaken in archives in Trieste and Klagenfurt has revealed interesting similarities in the education of deaf children there…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Educational History, Special Schools
Trademarks in the Linguistic Landscape: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges in Qualifying Brand Names in the Public Space
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Tufi, Stefania; Blackwood, Robert – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2010
In the last few decades, investigations into the linguistic landscape (LL) have sought to analyse written language practices as they are observable in public space. Whilst the LL analysis of language choice in given contexts has opened a host of possibilities for scientific enquiry in the field, the methodologies employed in the collection and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Written Language, Linguistics, Social Psychology
Language Policy and Planning: The Case of Italian Sign Language
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Geraci, Carlo – Sign Language Studies, 2012
Italian Sign Language (LIS) is the name of the language used by the Italian Deaf community. The acronym LIS derives from Lingua italiana dei segni ("Italian language of signs"), although nowadays Italians refers to LIS as Lingua dei segni italiana, reflecting the more appropriate phrasing "Italian sign language." Historically,…
Descriptors: Dialects, American Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Language Planning