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Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language

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Post by Things4People »

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Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language
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Re: Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language

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Post by Things4People »

Robtech23 wrote: post #2

This looks like a good idea. What is the difference between sign language and subtitles?

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

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Post by MikusR »

Things4People wrote: post #3
Robtech23 wrote: post #2

This looks like a good idea. What is the difference between sign language and subtitles?

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

So deaf people can't read books?

Re: Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language

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Post by chaps »

MikusR wrote: post #4
Things4People wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

So deaf people can't read books?

....what? How do you read what they wrote and come up with that question?

Re: Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language

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Post by Kiro »

MikusR wrote: post #4
Things4People wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

So deaf people can't read books?

Learning to read is a lot harder for deaf people, yes. For deaf people sign language is their native language, not the spoken equivalent, so imagine speaking one language and having to learn to read another.

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Post by kube-system »

MikusR wrote: post #4
Things4People wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

So deaf people can't read books?

Many deaf people can read. But, people often find it easier to communicate in their first language. ASL is not English, it's a different language.

Re: Show HN: Subtitles are not the same as sign language

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Post by einherjae »

MikusR wrote: post #4
Things4People wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many deaf people have poor grammar because American Sign Language (ASL) greatly simplifies and, in some cases, omits things that are not really needed to convey an idea. To a deaf person subtitles are is overly verbose and the word order is strange (for example, subtitles has "running," which is the word "run" followed by a sign for "ing." ASL does away with "ing" because it is obvious in context).

So deaf people can't read books?

It’s more that English isn’t necessarily their native language, at least if born deaf. ASL is not signed English, it’s roots are French, and as far as I understand that wouldn’t make French their native language either. ASL is their native language, and it has no written form (afaik).
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