INVITASJON
TIL ÅPEN FORELESNING:
Mandag 17. juni 2002 14.00-17.00
Universitetet i Oslo, Blindern, Helga Engs hus, Aud 3, 1.etg.
Tolking mellom engelsk og tegnspråk.
Professor Scott K. Liddell foreleser over temaet:
Examining the functions of "directional" signs in American Sign Language
Bakgrunn for invitasjonen:
Professor Scott K. Liddell er koordinator for Linguistics Program ved Department of American Sign
Language, Linguistics and Interpretation, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Han regnes som
en av verdens mest fremstående tegnspråkforskere. I juni kommer professor Liddell som
gjesteforsker til Institutt for Spesialpedagogikk. Han skal fortsette med et samarbeidsprosjekt om
norsk tegnspråk som ble påbegynt da han var her i fjor. Også i år vil vi gi andre enn fagmiljøet
hos oss muligheten til å treffe ham, og arrangerer derfor denne åpne forelesningen. I denne
forelesningen presenteres noen av hovedpoengene i Liddells nye bok Grammar, Gesture, and
Meaning in American Sign Language) (under utgivelse). Boken kan sies å representerer et
paradigmeskifte innen tegnspråkforskning med bl.a. et helt nytt syn på lokalisasjon. Professor
Liddell har sendt oss et sammendrag av forelesningen. Dette følger nedenfor.
Sammendrag av forelesningen:
The fact that sign languages are produced by movements of the hands, face, and body could have
interesting effects on the nature of sign language grammars. The identification of such differences
could lead to a better understanding of the properties shared by all languages, regardless of
whether the language is spoken or signed. As it turns out, there is one obvious difference between
spoken and signed languages. Some signs must point toward things in the physical environment or
toward things within spatial representations. Other signs must be produced at specific locations
within spatial representations. It appears that such signs are present in all sign languages. There is
no parallel for this in the production of vocally produced words.
This lecture will review the various types of directional and spatial signs in American Sign
Language. These spatial signs express meanings and participate in grammatical constructions just
like signs that are not spatially directed and just like words in vocally produced languages. What
sets them apart from vocally produced words and signs that are not spatially directed is the
additional information provided by the directionality or placement of these signs. This lecture will
examine the functions served by this additional information in these directed and placed signs.
Vel møtt!
Institutt for spesialpedagogikk
v/ Marit Vogt-Svendsen
Lagt inn 16.05.2002
Mandag 17. juni 2002 14.00-17.00
Universitetet i Oslo, Blindern, Helga Engs hus, Aud 3, 1.etg.
Tolking mellom engelsk og tegnspråk.
Professor Scott K. Liddell foreleser over temaet:
Examining the functions of "directional" signs in American Sign Language
Sammendrag av forelesningen:
Vel møtt!
Bakgrunn for invitasjonen:
Professor Scott K. Liddell er koordinator for Linguistics Program ved Department of American Sign
Language, Linguistics and Interpretation, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Han regnes som
en av verdens mest fremstående tegnspråkforskere. I juni kommer professor Liddell som
gjesteforsker til Institutt for Spesialpedagogikk. Han skal fortsette med et samarbeidsprosjekt om
norsk tegnspråk som ble påbegynt da han var her i fjor. Også i år vil vi gi andre enn fagmiljøet
hos oss muligheten til å treffe ham, og arrangerer derfor denne åpne forelesningen. I denne
forelesningen presenteres noen av hovedpoengene i Liddells nye bok Grammar, Gesture, and
Meaning in American Sign Language) (under utgivelse). Boken kan sies å representerer et
paradigmeskifte innen tegnspråkforskning med bl.a. et helt nytt syn på lokalisasjon. Professor
Liddell har sendt oss et sammendrag av forelesningen. Dette følger nedenfor.
The fact that sign languages are produced by movements of the hands, face, and body could have
interesting effects on the nature of sign language grammars. The identification of such differences
could lead to a better understanding of the properties shared by all languages, regardless of
whether the language is spoken or signed. As it turns out, there is one obvious difference between
spoken and signed languages. Some signs must point toward things in the physical environment or
toward things within spatial representations. Other signs must be produced at specific locations
within spatial representations. It appears that such signs are present in all sign languages. There is
no parallel for this in the production of vocally produced words.
This lecture will review the various types of directional and spatial signs in American Sign
Language. These spatial signs express meanings and participate in grammatical constructions just
like signs that are not spatially directed and just like words in vocally produced languages. What
sets them apart from vocally produced words and signs that are not spatially directed is the
additional information provided by the directionality or placement of these signs. This lecture will
examine the functions served by this additional information in these directed and placed signs.
Institutt for spesialpedagogikk
v/ Marit Vogt-Svendsen Lagt inn 16.05.2002