Dicta-Sign Corpus by Task & Topics

The informant talks about his holiday in Egypt, where he went together with his wife three times. They stayed at the same hotel each time. Their first holiday trip was wonderful and the second was okay. For their third holiday trip they went with their family. Because of some other people in the hotel this stay was not nice at all.

Majorca...

[Pair 2]

13:22:29:01-13:25:09:38

The informant talks about the individually organised trips he used to do with his wife. After the birth of his son, they went on holiday in a large family-friendly hotel in Majorca instead. He explains how he didn't like the atmosphere there.

Croatia...

[Pair 2]

13:25:09:38-13:25:47:01

The informant talks about his holiday plan in Croatia with sailing. They will cook for themselves, but most often they will go to restaurants. Restaurants are not cheap.

Italy...

[Pair 4]

18:55:41:00-18:57:23:00

The informant talks about his camping holiday in Italy with two friends. They only had a small budget. They drove by car on country roads and over some mountains. They had a great holiday time, but they had bad luck with the car.

Holland...

[Pair 4]

18:57:23:00-19:00:44:00

The informant talks about his spontaneous trip to Holland and Belgium with his friends. They visited some interesting places in some cities and the countryside. They slept in his friend's car because accommodation was not available. They had a good time.

India...

[Pair 5]

17:02:50:00-17:04:04:00

The informant talks about his holiday in India. Many people were very poor. He gave money to a little child and the other children fought over the money. Palaces in India are bigger than the ones in Europe.

[Pair 7]

13:59:10:32-14:03:40:32

The informant talks about her holiday in India with a deaf international group. Their plan to take a train in India didn't work, but they changed their plan and went by plane. They had a good time.

Finland...

[Pair 5]

17:04:04:00-17:06:35:00

The informant talks about her bicycle tour in Finland with her friends. They stayed in a very spartan holiday home, but everthing else was nice. They met a deaf woman who introduced them to some aspects of the finnish culture.

Denmark...

[Pair 7]

13:56:00:32-13:59:10:32

The informant talks about her winter holiday in Denmark with a deaf group. They stayed in a holiday home, where they avoided using a lot of electricity because of the high costs. She had a bad luck with the car of her parents.

France...

[Pair 8]

16:53:05:18-16:54:18:18

The informant talks about her holiday in France with her family. They drove with their caravan on country roads. When they went to a restaurant they communicated with the waiter and understood each other with nonverbal communication.

Black Forest...

[Pair 8]

16:54:18:18-16:55:25:18

The informant talks about his holiday in the Black Forest where he went with his parents when he was a child. At a restaurant, a waiter misunderstood his parents' order.

Other...

[Pair 2]

13:20:01:28-13:20:19:01

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