Showing posts with label Alphabet and Numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alphabet and Numbers. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Numbers


The above video depicts the numbers 1 - 20, as well as 100 and 1000. Numbers that indicate age originate from the nose of the person, however, if it is simply a number it is signed in the neutral space as shown above.

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Finger spelling and Alphabet




English words that are translated into Auslan are often spelt using finger spelling. Finger spelling depicts the English alphabet and is used when signing people's names, many locations and proper nouns, as well as any other words borrowed from English that don't directly translate into a single sign. 

It is important to note, however, that although the sign is being spelt, it should be seen as a pattern forming the sign rather than the individual finger signs; as when reading English we see it as a single word as opposed to individual letters. 

Source:
Linder, S. (2014). EDUC20076 Auslan Conversation and Social Protocols: Course Notes. Melbourne: University of Melbourne