Based on real spontaneous productions by signers, AZVD is a graphical Sign Language representation system designed to maximise its potential for adoption by the signing community. Additionally, it is kept entirely synthesisable by construction, i.e.\ any AZVD content determines a signed output, which can be rendered through an avatar for example. This paper reports on the implementation of a software prototype developed to support AZVD editing, and the current extent of AZVD graphics integration. The point is to allow users to experience and discuss the AZVD approach, and ultimately assess it as a standardised grphical form for Sign Language representation.
@inproceedings{filhol:24016:sign-lang:lrec,
author = {Filhol, Michael and von Ascheberg, Thomas},
title = {A software editor for the {AZVD} graphical Sign Language representation system},
pages = {144--152},
editor = {Efthimiou, Eleni and Fotinea, Stavroula-Evita and Hanke, Thomas and Hochgesang, Julie A. and Mesch, Johanna and Schulder, Marc},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {LREC-COLING} 2024 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: Evaluation of Sign Language Resources},
maintitle = {2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation ({LREC-COLING} 2024)},
publisher = {{ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA) and the International Committee on Computational Linguistics (ICCL)}},
address = {Torino, Italy},
day = {25},
month = may,
year = {2024},
isbn = {978-2-493814-30-2},
language = {english},
url = {https://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/lrec/pub/24016.pdf}
}