The Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Dictionary on CD-ROM "Signs of
Australia", edited by Trevor Johnston, assisted by a team including
Robert Adam and myself, is now available.
It features:
approximately 4000 Auslan signs with instant access to a video movie
for each sign, with slow motion and repeat viewing options
signs presented by deaf native signers
a written introduction to the background and history of Auslan
brief introduction to aspects of Auslan grammar (in Auslan and English)
instructions (in Auslan and English) on how to use the CD-ROM dictionary
information on the phonological structure of each sign;
the meaning of the sign (explained in COBUILD Dictionary style);
sign class (nominal, verbal etc.);
English words or phrases that can be used to translate each sign;
grammatical information about the sign (directional verb etc.);
the "lexicalisation" status of each sign (whether the sign is
a highly standardised and widely used lexicalised sign, a regional lexicalised
sign, a specialist lexicalised sign, an obsolete lexicalised sign, or a
semi-lexicalised classifier sign);
the state or region where the sign is used, including a map showing this
distribution; information on folk etymology and source of sign (i.e., if
the sign is a borrowing from ASL, BSL, IrishSL etc.)
access to sign synonyms and antonyms
the dictionary can be searched by English word, by topic area, or by a subset
of phonological features (handshape + hand arrangement +location)
an introduction to fingerspelling, both two-handed (Anglo-Australian manual
alphabet) and one-handed (North American and Irish manual alphabets) with
fingerspelling practice and quiz screens
Recommended system requirements:
Windows 3.1, Windows95, Windows NT compatible (Mac version soon
to be released)
Pentium processor,
16MB RAM,
minimum 8MB hard disk space,
16 bit colour (video card) or better,
sound card optional
Retail price: $AU175.00
(Australian dollar, due to Asian currency crisis, = $US 0.65c approx.)
Cost of postage and handling for overseas orders: $7.00 (air registered
mail)
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