Linguis 101 1st Edition Lecture 8 Current Lecture Modality speaking vs signing Sounds are not necessary for human language Signed languages are sign based Linguistic modality the mechanism used to produce and perceive language Spoken languages auditory vocal Signed languages visual gestural Many different sign languages they are natural human languages and developed naturally parameters of sign articulation signs are analyzable into five articulatory parameters hand shape shape of the hand open shape with fingers spread or together or a fist etc These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o palm orientation which way the palm is facing relative to the signers body o location the location of the land relative to the signers body o movement some signs are static you put you hand in a place and leave it there and other signs require movement back and forth or circular etc o non manual markers such as facial expression could also be other type of body language most signs can be described with the first 4 markers but some signs need the last parameter as well o ex candy vs apple same signs relative to palm orientation location movement and non manual marker but has a different hand shape why study various modalities Many universals of human language are present in both signed and spoken languages Studying variety of modalities allows us to distinguish between true cognitive universals and artifacts of modality o Example minimum pause length in speech People need time to think cognitively of what they want to say People need time to inhale so in those pauses you are getting oxygen so you can remain upright In spoken language In sign language there are still the same pauses between sentences and phrases even though they are not stopping to breathe
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