Mouth: [MG]
Translational equivalents: sign (word unit of a sign language); to sign; sign language
by transcript | by glosses | by right neighbours | by left neighbours
1209495-… | 18-30f
I could sign.
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TO-SIGN1D* CAN2A $GEST^
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kann
1431676 | 46-60m
I really felt good - actually, I got goose bumps - when first seeing it.
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TO-SIGN1D* I1* WELL1* $GEST-OFF1^
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[MG]
1289462 | 46-60m
You can sign freely there.
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TO-SIGN1D* FREE2A*
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frei
1210156-… | 46-60f
Everyone talked casually and I was really surprised.
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TO-SIGN1D* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^ SURPRISE1B*
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[MG] überrasch
1413251 | 46-60m
The sign language competence is very important in that, so that questions and answers can be dealt with quickly.
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TO-SIGN1D* COMPETENCE2 IMPORTANT1* COMPETENCE2
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kompetenz wichtig
1413703 | 46-60m
That’s a pity.
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DISAPPOINTED4A* TO-SIGN1D* DISAPPOINTED4A*
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1245390 | 61+m
They’re equally good at signing with each other, that’s great!
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EQUAL1A* TO-SIGN1D* AMONG-EACH-OTHER3* SUPER1 $GEST-OFF1^
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gleich [MG] [MG]
1248090 | 31-45m
They both sign a little.
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BOTH2A* TO-SIGN1D* BIT1A
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bissch{en}
1248090 | 31-45m
They will quickly pick up on it and get really good if sign language is used all the time.
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$INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1 $GEST-OFF1^* PERCEPTION1*
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[MG] [MG]
1176566 | 61+m
Now we are supposed to chat casually.
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I2* TO-SIGN1D* LOOSE1 $GEST-OFF1^ $GEST-OFF1^
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[MG] locker [MG] [MG]
1209006 | 18-30m
It is very interesting to sign internationally and communicate with each other.
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INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* INTEREST1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^*
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international
1177860 | 61+m
I will also talk to some people there.
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I2 TO-SIGN1D*
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[MG]
1419797 | 31-45f
Then I feel at ease again, because I can sign again.
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WELL1 TO-SIGN1D*
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wohl
1289910 | 18-30f
After ten minutes of signing everything becomes tense and hurts.
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BEGINNING1A* TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1C:10* MINUTE1*
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anfang [MG] zehn minute»
1289910 | 18-30f
Even being a bit tense doesn’t matter.
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TO-PRODUCE1B^ TO-SIGN1D* CLUELESS1B* WHATEVER3*
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[MG] egal
1210156-… | 46-60f
Everyone talked casually and I was really surprised.
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TO-SIGN1D* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^ SURPRISE1B*
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[MG] überrasch
1177002 | 31-45f
Even though I, we clearly told the grandparents that they should sign.
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TO-LET-KNOW1A* $INDEX1 MUST1 TO-SIGN1D*
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großelt{ern} muss
1245356 | 61+m
I sign normally with my wife, of course.
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$GEST-OFF1^ $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1D*
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{na}türlich
1177002 | 31-45f
Of course I know many cases of hearing children who cannot sign despite having deaf parents.
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CHILD2 SELF1A* HEARING1A* TO-SIGN1D* NOT3A $GEST-OFF1^*
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kind selb{st} hörend nicht
1248090 | 31-45m
I think international sign language is great and all, but we’re missing a worldwide sign language.
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TO-LACK1A* WHAT1A* WORLD1 TO-SIGN1D* LANGUAGE1
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fehlt was weltgebär{den}sprache
1245390 | 61+m
They sign completely fluently.
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GOOD1^* TO-FLOW1* TO-SIGN1D*
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fließend
1248090 | 31-45m
They rather run to their mother and quickly tell her what has happened.
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TO-COME3* TO-LET-KNOW2^* TO-SIGN1D*
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mama
1249131-… | 46-60f
That’s how I quickly learned to sign.
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FAST3A I1* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1*
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schnell [MG] lernen
1180724 | 31-45f
That means the advantage of sign language is that the two hemispheres of the brain link each other and therefore the child can also perceive more spatially.
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MEANING1 $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* ADVANTAGE1 NET1A* BRAIN1A*
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bedeutet gebärdensprache vorteil vernetzung gehirn»
1210763 | 18-30m
I met up with a couple friends there, too and we went out and did some crazy things.
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FRIEND7 TO-MEET1 TO-SIGN1D* CRAZY1A^*
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freund [MG]
1184367 | 61+f
To sit there and watch people signing.
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TO-SIT1A TO-LOOK-AT1* TO-SIGN1D*
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mal sitzen [MG]
1248090 | 31-45m
ASL and International Sign is not the same thing. Those are separate.
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$ALPHA1:S-L* INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* EQUAL8* NO1A* TO-SEPARATE1B
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a-s-l international gebär{den} [MG]
1210156-… | 46-60f
I just chatted in the huge queue and gathered more and more experiences.
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QUEUE-PERSONS1B I2* TO-SIGN1D* MORE1 EXPERIENCE-OR-KNOWLEDGE6A*
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schla{nge} [MG] mehr erfahrung
1413251 | 46-60m
When I sign there’s always mouthing as well as facial expressions.
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I1 THROUGH1B TO-SIGN1D* MOUTHING1 TO-READ-OFF1* $GEST^
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durch [MG] auch mundbild ??
1180724 | 31-45f
I think it is an advantage to learn sign language from an early age on.
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I1 TO-THINK1A ADVANTAGE1 TO-SIGN1D* ADVANTAGE1 EARLY3A* CAN1*
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ich denke vorteil gebärdensprache vorteil früh kann»
1180724 | 31-45f
But we all solely use sign language.
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MY1 AREA1A^ FULL2C TO-SIGN1D*
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voll
1178939 | 31-45f
One needs someone who is able to sign. There has to be someone, it doesn’t work without.
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BUT1* TO-NEED1 PERSON1 TO-SIGN1D* MUST1 WITHOUT1B POSSIBLE1*
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ab{er} brauch muss ohne [MG]»
1431896 | 46-60m
They think that a deaf baby is something pitiful.
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HEARING1B LIKE-THIS1A* HEARING1B* TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A* BAD-FEELING1
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hörend so hörend
1418858 | 31-45m
But if you just go there to sit down and talk to others, it’s a bit dull.
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RIGHT-OR-AGREED1A* I2* $GEST-NM^ TO-SIGN1D* I2* $GEST-NO-IDEA1^* $GEST-NM-TO-SHRUG1^
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[MG]
1248090 | 31-45m
But you can sign really fast in DGS as well as in ASL.
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ATTENTION1A^* I1* $ALPHA1:D-G-S* TO-SIGN1D* $ALPHA1:S-L* $GEST^* DIFFERENT2*
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d-g-s a-s-l [MG] anders»
1431896 | 46-60m
But all in all, I didn’t want to do it; I rather signed.
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OVERALL1A DONT-FEEL-LIKE-IT1 I2* TO-SIGN1D*
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[MG]
1419370 | 18-30m
When I wasn’t able to concentrate on the interpreter anymore, I would simply talk to one of the two, then to the other.
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TO-WATCH1* $GEST-DECLINE1^* I2 TO-SIGN1D* CAN2B $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D*
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[MG] kann [MG]»
1247525 | 61+f
You meet others; it's a really nice atmosphere and we can eat with the others. All of that out in the open air.
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BEAUTIFUL3 AMBIANCE2 TO-EAT-OR-FOOD2 TO-SIGN1D* AIR1* FREE1 $GEST-DECLINE1^
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schön stimmung essen [MG] [MG] luft frei
1183846 | 31-45m
The first time I dealt with sign language in depth was when I was still a child.
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I1 $GEST-OFF1^ MAIN1B^ TO-SIGN1D* COHERENCE1A STRONG2A WHAT1B*
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ich [MG] stark was
1413251 | 31-45m
The children would have a chance to communicate within the EU.
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CHILD2* EURO1^ AREA1A* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^* CAN1 $GEST-OFF1^*
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kinder e-u [MG] können [MG]
1419797 | 31-45f
It was great, because we partied a lot. It was awesome.
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TO-CELEBRATE1 BEAUTIFUL3* TO-SIGN1G* TO-SIGN1D*
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[MG] schön
1244978 | 46-60m
Only during breaks we keenly signed.
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PAUSE1* TO-GET-IN1 I1 TO-SIGN1D*
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pause auch
1248090 | 31-45m
Why doesn’t ASL become a worldwide language?
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NOT3A* $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d WORLD1* TO-SIGN1D* LANGUAGE1* ASL1
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nicht ein weltgebärdensprache a-s-l
1177002 | 31-45f
Maybe some children don’t sign when they are younger, but start signing when they are older - or maybe they don’t. You never know.
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WHAT-IS-YOUR-OPINION1* SOMETIMES1* TO-GROW-UP1B TO-SIGN1D* WHY1^* NOT3A $GEST-OFF1^*
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was m{ein} manchmal oder auch nicht
1584411 | 31-45f
In kindergarten I felt quite comfortable, as there were other children I could sign with.
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CHILD2* GARDEN3 WELL1 TO-SIGN1D* PRESENT-OR-HERE1 $INDEX1*
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kindergarten wohl da
1584617 | 61+m
Those were mostly boys that gathered around me and for whom I signed.
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MORE1 BOY13* MASS-OF-PEOPLE-PASSIVE2^* TO-SIGN1D*
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mehr bube
1204877 | 46-60m
On the other hand I can sign with deaf people, so I have the opportunity to use both forms of communication.
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DEAF1A WE2* MORE1* TO-SIGN1D* I2* TO-SWAP3B*
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gehörlos mehr
1210156-… | 46-60f
I expected him to be somewhere else entirely. I went on and talked to others, and then he came and sat next to me.
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I2 TO-WALK9A TO-SIGN1D*
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SOMEWHERE-ELSE2* TO-COME3* TO-SIT1A*
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woanders [MG] [MG]
1413703 | 46-60m
Everyone should be able to sign with ease and not just talk.
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TOLERANT1* DEAF1A EQUAL2* TO-SIGN1D* HARD-OF-HEARING1* TO-SPEAK6*
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[MG] [MG] [MG]
1419370 | 18-30m
So, at least I had someone around whom I could sign with once in a while.
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PRESENT-OR-HERE1 I1 BIT2A TO-SIGN1D*
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da [MG]
1248090 | 31-45m
There is never enough time to just calmly sign.
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$GEST-OFF1^ TIME1 SILENCE1* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^*
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zeit ruh
1248941-… | 18-30f
Most doctors claim children should speak consistently and shouldn’t be allowed to sign at all.
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$INDEX1* TO-SAY2B NOT3A* TO-SIGN1D* ALLOWED1 MUST1 ONLY2B
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nicht gebärden darf muss nur
1180724 | 31-45f
It is a pity, because then they start learning sign language very late.
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TOO-BAD1* LATE1* BEGINNING1A* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1* LATE1*
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schade spät anfang gebärdensprache lernen warum nicht
1180724 | 31-45f
That’s why one should be able to say, “I can also sign,” if they decide to take off their CI.
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NEVERTHELESS2A* $PROD $GEST-DECLINE1^ TO-SIGN1D* PRESENT-OR-HERE1* $GEST^
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trotzdem ab [MG] da
1180724 | 31-45f
If that doesn't work, the problem is back again and then they mention other options.
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TO-COME1* ONCE-MORE1A IT-WORKS-OUT1* TO-SIGN1D* THERE-IS3 $INDEX1*
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komm wieder klappt nicht es gibt [MG]
1177292 | 46-60m
Right, but I did go to other events instead where they showed sign language poetry.
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DIFFERENT1* $GEST-OFF1^* TO-SHOW1A^* TO-SIGN1D* POETRY1*
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andere [MG] poesie
1419797 | 31-45f
There were very few kids with whom I could sign during the times of the Berlin Wall.
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LITTLE-BIT2 CHILD2* LITTLE-BIT2* TO-SIGN1D* MUCH1A $GEST-OFF1^*
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[MG] kinder [MG] viel [MG]
1248090 | 31-45m
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to adapt; I used Dutch Sign Language and tried to get by.
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I1 HOLLAND1* TO-SIGN1G* TO-SIGN1D*
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holländisch [MG]
1177002 | 31-45f
I want to communicate in sign language with my child. I want the child to sign but/
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COMMUNICATION1A* AND1 TO-WISH1A* TO-SIGN1D* BUT2*
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kind und wunsch aber ab{er}
1427158-… | 18-30f
But I start to notice that I miss signing.
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FEELING3* VERY6 TO-MISS2 TO-SIGN1D*
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fühle [MG] vermisse
1209077 | 18-30f
If it doesn't fit, it needs to be changed and called sign language community.
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TO-INFRINGE1^ NO3B^ TO-MODIFY2 TO-SIGN1D* GROUP1C^
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$GEST-OFF1^*
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[MG] gebärdengemeinschaft
2935384-… | 31-45m
I didn’t sign consciously and just repeated everything that was signed to me.
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TO-UNDERSTAND1* NOT5* SHARP1A TO-SIGN1D* THEREFORE1* $GEST-TO-PONDER3^ LIKE-THIS1B*
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nicht scharf darum aber so
1249620 | 18-30m
In my first apprenticeship year, there were deaf people who signed, but not that many.
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APPRENTICE1A^* TO-JOIN1 TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A* LITTLE-BIT7A
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lehrjahr [MG] gehörlos [MG]
1249620 | 18-30m
Someone with a CI could learn how to sign really well and still communicate with hearing people.
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TO-SIGN1D CAN1* TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1D* POSSIBLE2* $INDEX1 HEARING1B
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[MG] kann lern [MG] kann dann hörend
1245356 | 61+m
I sign normally with my wife, of course.
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PRESENT-OR-HERE1* $INDEX1* I1 TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-NM-TO-SHRUG1^* $GEST-OFF1^
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BOTH1^
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[MG] {na}türlich»
1583882 | 46-60f
It's important to me to finish the conversation with my son first.
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SON2 I1* IMPORTANT1* TO-SIGN1D* DONE1A* CLEAR1B* TO-REMOVE1B
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sohn wichtig [MG] klar
1418889 | 46-60f
He can sign, too, can't he?
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MAN1* PERSON1^ CAN1 TO-SIGN1D* CAN1
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mann kann [MG] kann
1248090 | 31-45m
I think international sign language is great and all, but we’re missing a worldwide sign language.
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FOR1* MY1* INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* BEAUTIFUL1A HIS-HER1* $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^*
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für mich international schö{n} [MG]
1584617 | 61+m
Sometimes I told them something funny, other times something serious, just very different things.
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OR1* SERIOUS1B OR1* TO-SIGN1D* DISTINCT1 TO-SIGN1D
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o{der} ernst oder versch{ieden}
1249620 | 18-30m
Some people see it and think it’s cute how the deaf people use their sign language, and leave you alone.
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TO-SEE1 $INDEX1* SWEET1 TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A TO-LOOK-AT1*
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sehen [MG] süß [MG] ge{hörlos} [MG]
1251334 | 46-60m
There were no events, just free time, one just walked around and talked.
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$GEST-OFF1^ TIME2^ TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D* TO-SWARM1* $INDEX1*
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freizeit
1419370 | 18-30m
When I wasn’t able to concentrate on the interpreter anymore, I would simply talk to one of the two, then to the other.
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TO-SIGN1D* CAN2B $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* TO-SWAP3B
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kann [MG]
1180724 | 31-45f
I think it is an advantage to learn sign language from an early age on.
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ADVANTAGE1 EARLY3A* CAN1* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1*
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vorteil früh kann lernen
1178939 | 31-45f
But it’s already been a while now that the fight for sign language was happening.
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ALREADY1B* $INDEX1 PROTEST1* TO-SIGN1D*
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schon
1289910 | 18-30f
Yes, it’s as if the movements become tense and you can’t move freely anymore.
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LIKE1A* $PROD SPONTANEOUS1* TO-SIGN1D* $PROD
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wie [MG] spontan
1433655 | 46-60m
It's just a short conversation if I meet someone that I don't know but notice that they are deaf.
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DEAF1A SAME3* $GEST^ TO-SIGN1D* SHORT3A THATS-ALL1B* $PROD
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[MG] gleich dann kurz
1413251 | 46-60m
If one wants to build one’s career outside their home country, one would have more opportunities through knowing European Sign Language.
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CAREER2* $INDEX1* EUROPE1A* TO-SIGN1D* CAN1* $INDEX1* MORE1*
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kar{riere} europa [MG] kann mehr
1413703 | 46-60m
Everyone should be able to sign with ease and not just talk.
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TO-SIGN1D LOOSE1* TOLERANT1* DEAF1A
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locker [MG] [MG]
1413251 | 31-45m
They have no mouthing either, just signs and it’s all very fast.
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TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1 $INDEX-ORAL1 ZERO2B
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[MG] #sawasawa null
1289793 | 18-30f
You can sit there, talk, have some drinks and play volleyball.
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TO-SIGN1D TO-DRINK1 VOLLEYBALL1B*
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[MG] trin{ken} volleyba{ll}
1249620 | 18-30m
You can just sign away.
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TO-SIGN1D VERY6* TO-SIGN1D
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[MG] [MG] [MG]
1180724 | 31-45f
Yes, using Sign Language additionally/
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EQUAL8 TO-SIGN1D IN-ADDITION1*
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gleich dazu
1176566 | 61+m
We talked and he asked me if I was going to go to the event.
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I1* TO-SIGN1D TO-LET-KNOW1A* EVENT1*
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TO-THERE1^*
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[MG] bescheid veranstaltung
1413251 | 31-45m
Should one sign with or without mouthing?
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TO-BE-SILENT2^ TO-SIGN1D $GEST-NM-SPEAKING1^* $INDEX-ORAL1
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[MG] [MG]
1183426 | 18-30m
Did you play? Did you talk? Or did you scuffle? Did you do a snowball fight?
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TO-PLAY2* TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^ TO-LET1 TO-BEAT10
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[MG] [MG] schlagen
1427158-… | 18-30f
I catch up on some signed communication.
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TO-MAKE-UP-FOR-STH1 TO-SIGN1D
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nachholen
1976261 | 61+f
I felt free and had a wonderful life.
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FREE1* TO-SIGN1D WONDERFUL2A* TO-LIVE1C GOOD1
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frei wunderbar leben gut
1584411 | 31-45f
They almost never sign.
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ALL2A TO-SIGN1D LITTLE-BIT2
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[MG] [MG] [MG]
1584411 | 31-45f
But during breaks, we communicated only in sign language.
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PAUSE1* TO-SIGN1D
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pause [MG]
1584617 | 61+m
They taught me a lot about sign language and some other stuff.
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WEIRD-STRANGE1 TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4A* $GEST^ AND2A
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[MG] sprache und
1584617 | 61+m
He could sign; that caught me by surprise.
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CAN1 TO-SIGN1D I1 $GEST-NM^ WEIRD-STRANGE1
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kann [MG]
1289462 | 46-60m
“I can then concentrate on sign language. That’s better.”
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I2* TO-SIGN1D TO-FOCUS1 BETTER1*
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besser
1200691 | 18-30f
I feel like it's easier to express and describe things using signs.
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FEELING3 TO-SIGN1D $GEST-TO-PONDER1^* BETTER1 EXPRESSION1A
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fühlen besser ausdrücken
1180724 | 31-45f
To have technology is one thing, okay, but also to be able to sign is very important to me.
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OKAY1A BUT1 IN-ADDITION1 TO-SIGN1D FOR1* IMPORTANT1
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okay aber dazu für mich wichtig
1289462 | 46-60m
I think deaf schools are better, because the children can sign with each other.
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$INDEX1 ALL3 TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D
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1413251 | 46-60m
And at university, everyone would know the same sign language, no matter if they’re from France or England.
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EVERYTHING2* EVERYONE1^* CAN2A TO-SIGN1D CAN2A*
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kann [MG] kann kann
1209077 | 18-30f
That’s why the idea emerged to say ‘sign language community’ instead of ‘deaf community’.
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DEAF1A COMMUNITY1B NO1A^ TO-SIGN1D COMMUNITY1B $GEST-OFF1^*
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gehörlosengemeinschaft gebärdensprachgemeinschaft
1413251 | 46-60m
If Germany hasn’t reached that point yet but other countries have, they could already get started with a European Sign Language while we’re still busy.
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$INDEX1* FOR1* $ORG-EU1 TO-SIGN1D NOW1* GO-START1*
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[MG] für e-u [MG] jetzt los
1180724 | 31-45f
I think that signing simultaneously doesn't hurt.
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MY3 OPINION1A TO-SIGN1D PARALLEL2 TO-DAMAGE1* NOT3A
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meine [L02] parallel schadet nicht
1413251 | 31-45m
DGS would of course be signed, but one would need mouthing in addition.
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CLEAR1B DGS1 TO-SIGN1D TO-NEED1 ALSO1A* WORD2*
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klar d-g-s [MG] brauch auch wort
1413703 | 46-60m
There would be more deaf people then.
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MORE1 DEAF1B TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^
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mehr
1418903 | 46-60f
We even said hello.
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$NAME-GUNTER-PUTTRICH1* HELLO1* TO-SIGN1D HELLO2* $GEST-OFF1^ $GEST-OFF1^*
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gunter [MG]
1178939 | 18-30f
But a lot of people were already signing, even before that.
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BEFORE-TEMPORAL1 ALREADY1B TO-SIGN1D
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vor schon [MG]
1178939 | 18-30f
Here in the Hamburg area, too.
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HAMBURG2* AREA1A^ TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^
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hamburg [MG]
1584617 | 61+m
He used sign language to talk about history a lot.
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PRIEST-$CANDIDATE-LEI25^ PRIEST1A TO-SIGN1D MUCH1B HISTORY-OR-STORY1B TO-SIGN1D
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pfarrer weithaas viel geschichte
1290581 | 31-45m
When they see a pretty girl sign, everybody wanted her autograph.
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PRETTY1A GIRL1* TO-SIGN1D TO-LOOK-AT1^* MASS-OF-PEOPLE-ACTIVE1 AUTOGRAPH1*
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hüb{sch} [MG]
1249620 | 18-30m
You can just sign away.
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TO-SIGN1D VERY6* TO-SIGN1D
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[MG] [MG] [MG]
1249620 | 18-30m
Someone with a CI could learn how to sign really well and still communicate with hearing people.
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$INDEX2 CI1 TO-SIGN1D CAN1* TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1D*
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c-i [MG] kann lern [MG]
1249620 | 18-30m
That's what I just said, you can have both.
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A-MOMENT-AGO1B TO-TELL4 TO-SIGN1D POSSIBLE2* $GEST-OFF1^
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eben kann
1180724 | 31-45f
I'd prefer it if they would additionally know sign language.
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FOR1* RATHER1 IN-ADDITION1 TO-SIGN1D CAN1
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für mich lieber dazu kann
1180724 | 31-45f
The difference is that one knows that one is deaf and is also able to communicate in sign language.
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DIFFERENCE1B TO-COME-INTO-MIND1 DEAF1A* TO-SIGN1D PRESENT-OR-HERE1*
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unterschied [MG] da
1431224 | 31-45m
In India, for example, they sign really weirdly.
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$LIST1:1of1d INDIA1 I1 TO-SIGN1D WEIRD-STRANGE1*
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indien [MG]
1209006 | 18-30m
It is very interesting to sign internationally and communicate with each other.
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INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* INTEREST1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^*
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international
1209495-… | 18-30f
But they have to learn how to sign before!
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MUST1 $INDEX1 BEFOREHAND4* TO-SIGN1D TO-LEARN1 $GEST-OFF1^*
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muss vorher gebärden lernen
1413251 | 31-45m
How are we supposed to find a common sign language for everyone then?
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TOGETHER6^ $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d LANGUAGE1* TO-SIGN1D HOW-QUESTION1 $GEST-OFF1^
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einheitlich {ge}bärd wie
1413251 | 31-45m
The words are also part of DGS, that’s right, isn’t it?
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$INDEX1 ANYWAY1 DGS1 TO-SIGN1D TO-NEED1* WORD2* IN-ADDITION1*
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sowieso d-g-s [MG] brauch wort wort
1413251 | 31-45m
I myself use the DGS.
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I1 SELF1A DGS1 TO-SIGN1D
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selber d-g-s
1220195 | 61+f
There might for instance be a deaf person who likes to sign and who's happy, because everything works fine. And then there might be someone with a CI that doesn't help as much and that person needs to practice a lot.
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EXAMPLE1 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1 DEAF1A TO-SIGN1D HAPPY1 CAN1* EVERYTHING1A
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beispiel ein froh kann alles
1249620 | 18-30m
Why do they pass on sign language when they have a CI?
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WHO6A* WITH1A CI1 TO-SIGN1D WITHOUT2 WHY1 $GEST^
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wer mit c-i gebärden [MG] warum
1248090 | 31-45m
However, they use ASL in America.
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AMERICA1* ASL1 NOT3A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^* NATURALLY1A^* GOOD1^*
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am{erika} a-s-l
1209309-… | 18-30m
Then one stays for two or three hours and chats.
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HOUR2B* HOUR2B* I2* TO-SIGN1D
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zwei stund{en} drei stund{en} [MG]
1209495-… | 18-30f
At the Realschule, I was explained more things through sign language, that was good.
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MUNICH1A* TO-TEACH1* MORE1* TO-SIGN1D GOOD1*
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münchen mehr
1413251 | 31-45m
If I, for example, were from Italy, I’d have my own culture and sign language.
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ITALY1 MY1 CULTURE1B TO-SIGN1D MY1
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ital{ien} kultur [MG]
1413251 | 31-45m
They have no mouthing either, just signs and it’s all very fast.
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$INDEX1 $INDEX-ORAL1 ZERO2B TO-SIGN1D FULL2B* VERY6
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#sawasawa null [MG] voll [MG]
1431277-… | 31-45m
I would prefer face-to-face communication to the chat, though.
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I2* CHAT1B* FEELING3* TO-SIGN1D BETTER2 I2*
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$GEST-OFF1^*
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chat [MG] besser»
1583950 | 31-45f
In my class we all signed with one another.
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MY1 CLASS1 WE1A* TO-SIGN1D TO-SWARM1^
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mein klasse [MG]
1289462 | 46-60m
You can only hope that the teacher knows sign language.
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PRESENT-OR-HERE1 TEACHER2* CAN1* TO-SIGN1D BEAUTIFUL1A
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da lehrer kann schön
1209077 | 18-30f
It would mean that also hearing people could join the community, hearing people who are interested in sign language.
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COME-HERE1 HEARING1B INTEREST1B TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^* GOOD1 WHERE-FROM1^*
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[MG] gut zusammen
1413251 | 46-60m
However, if you met a French person, you would communicate in European sign language.
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FRANCE3A $INDEX1 EUROPE1A TO-SIGN1D
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frankreich europa
1413251 | 46-60m
If someone stood there and just signed in French, I wouldn’t get anything.
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CLEAR1A $ORAL^ POISE-BODY1^ TO-SIGN1D I1 $GEST-NM-SHAKE-HEAD1^
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klar nur [MG] [MG] [MG]
1249131-… | 46-60f
We were sitting there again and talking, when we saw something all of the sudden.
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SAME2A TO-COME1^ I1 TO-SIGN1D SUDDENLY4* TO-LOOK-AT3*
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selbe [MG] [MG] [MG]
1428225 | 46-60m
They have to understand the meaning of the song and then sign it.
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SUBJECT1* TO-PUT-IN2^* EXACTLY1* TO-SIGN1D ALLOWED2A*
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thema genau [MG] darf
1413251 | 31-45m
But still, they manage to use one common sign language.
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TOGETHER5^ $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d LANGUAGE1* TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4^*
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all ein sp{rache} gebärdensprache
1584617 | 61+m
He used sign language to talk about history a lot.
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TO-SIGN1D MUCH1B HISTORY-OR-STORY1B TO-SIGN1D
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viel geschichte
1584617 | 61+m
After the fall of the wall, I started signing a lot more, obviously.
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FALL-OF-THE-BERLIN-WALL1 MORE1 I2 TO-SIGN1D CLEAR1B* TO-SIGN1D
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nach der wende mehr [MG]
1289462 | 46-60m
When he visits me, he turns his hearing aids off, and we chat in sign language.
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$INDEX1 TO-SWITCH-OFF2* $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1D
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aus [MG] [MG]
1292086 | 46-60f
Teachers should rather use both, oral education and sign language, together.
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MORE1* ORAL1 AND2A* TO-SIGN1D TOGETHER6
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mehr oral und [MG] zusammen
1200691 | 18-30f
He can speak, but we only use sign language.
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WE2* TO-MAKE-USE-OF-STH2A* ONLY4* TO-SIGN1D $GEST^
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aber nur gebärdensprache
1413251 | 46-60m
I mean something like International Sign.
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OPINION1A LIKE3A INTERNATIONAL1 TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4B
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meine wie international gebärdensprache
1181602 | 18-30m
It’s different if a few of the students you know come with you, and then together you get to know the new students.
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EQUAL2^* UNION2A^ $PROD TO-SIGN1D TO-GET-TO-KNOW1
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[MG] kennenler{nen}
1248090 | 31-45m
I then talked to the national team.
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TEAM-OR-CREW1* OVERALL1C* $GEST-OFF1^* TO-SIGN1D $INDEX2 $INDEX1 $INDEX2*
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national
1249131-… | 46-60f
Back then I could only sign very little.
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I2* BIT2A* CAN1 TO-SIGN1D
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M
ich [MG] kann gebärdensprache
1418903 | 46-60f
Later he moved back to Berlin, and then we started seeing each other again.
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PRESENT-OR-HERE1 $GEST-OFF1^* ALWAYS4A* TO-SIGN1D
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da [MG]
1418903 | 46-60f
We were both receiving training to become sign language teachers, and we always had great discussions about various topics with each other in class.
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LECTURER1 EDUCATION1* TO-MEET2B TO-SIGN1D LIKE1A* I2* TO-WRITE1A*
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gebärd{ensprach}dozent ausbildung [MG]
1289910 | 18-30f
After ten minutes of signing everything becomes tense and hurts.
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$NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1C:10* MINUTE1* ALREADY1A TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1 CAN1* OUCH1*
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zehn minute [MG]
1413251 | 46-60m
The French person would use their own sign language, FSL, in France [meant to say LSF Langue des signes française].
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FRANCE3A $ALPHA1:F-S-L HIS-HER1* TO-SIGN1D
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frank{reich} f-s-l [MG] [MG]
1413251 | 46-60m
I can imagine a European Sign Language being a better solution, it’s just a feeling.
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$INDEX1* BETTER1* EUROPE1A TO-SIGN1D I2 FEELING3 YES1A
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besser europa [MG] [MG] [MG] ja
1413251 | 46-60m
Teachers would all use European Signs.
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ALSO3A EUROPE1A $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D CAN2B* $INDEX1*
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auch europa kann kann [MG]
1209495-… | 18-30f
The teachers knew LBG [signed German], and the signs were what’s important.
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$ALPHA1:L SIGNED-GERMAN1 BUT1* TO-SIGN1D IMPORTANT1
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l-b-g aber wichtig
1413251 | 31-45m
One shouldn’t take it too seriously; mouthing could remain to some extent, but at the same time one could try to sign more.
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$ORAL^ TO-TRY2* MORE1 TO-SIGN1D
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aber versuch mehr
1413703 | 46-60m
The Russians won all medals, but there was not one deaf person on the team who could sign.
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SUCCESS3 ALL1A HARD-OF-HEARING1 TO-SIGN1D
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schwerhörig gebärden
1220195 | 61+f
If I had a CI, for instance, I would still use German Sign Language.
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THEN7 DGS1* I1 TO-SIGN1D
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dann d-g-s [MG]
1584617 | 61+m
After the fall of the wall, I started signing a lot more, obviously.
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I2 TO-SIGN1D CLEAR1B* TO-SIGN1D
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M
[MG]
1249620 | 18-30m
Whoever has a CI should learn sign language, too.
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PLEASE1A TO-LEARN3 WITH1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^
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lernen mit gebärden
1180724 | 31-45f
I have a book like that which I bring with me and I tell them, “Look, hearing people use sign language as well.”
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HEARING1A TO-MAKE-USE-OF-STH1 ALSO1A* TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4B
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hörend benutzen auch gebärdensprache
1584617 | 61+m
Sometimes I told them something funny, other times something serious, just very different things.
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OR1* TO-SIGN1D* DISTINCT1 TO-SIGN1D
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oder versch{ieden}
1292086 | 46-60f
I was born and raised by a deaf family that used sign language.
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DEAF1A I2* $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D PRIMARILY1
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[MG] [MG]
1292086 | 46-60f
My uncle—my father’s brother—signed as well and teased me with signs while I was growing up.
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FATHER3 BROTHER1A NEXT1* TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1* I2 UNCLE3A*
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va{ter} bruder [MG] me{in} onkel
1433410 | 18-30m
I was born into a family with deaf parents and therefore it is obvious I was raised with Sign Language.
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DEAF1A PARENTS7 $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D I2 EXPERIENCE-OR-KNOWLEDGE6C* TO-SIGN1G*
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[MG] [MG]
1413251 | 46-60m
Here, in Germany, one would continue to use German Sign Language [DGS].
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I1 THERE1 DGS1 TO-SIGN1D
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[MG] dort d-g-s [MG]
1584617 | 61+m
Sometimes, in the afternoon or evening, all the kids gathered around me in a semicircle and I signed to them.
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$GEST^ MASS-OF-PEOPLE-PASSIVE2^* I2 TO-SIGN1D
L
M
1289462 | 46-60m
It's possibly a psychological task to sign freely.
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AMONG-EACH-OTHER3* I2 FREE2A TO-SIGN1D
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M
frei
1200691 | 18-30f
Our form of communication at home is the DGS, the German Sign Language.
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FAMILY4 COMMUNICATION1A* DGS1 TO-SIGN1D $GEST^
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familie kommunikation d-g-s gebärdensprache
1246566 | 46-60m
So one just stands there stupidly, waiting until the group has finished talking.
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$GEST^ TO-SIGN1D* TO-SPEAK2 DONE1A LAST1B^
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M
[MG] schluss
1290126 | 31-45m
But it’s interesting that both sides communicate in German Sign Language.
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TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^
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GERMAN1 LANGUAGE1* I1 CAN1 I1
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deutsch sprache [MG] kann [MG]
1249741 | 18-30f
We showed that sign language is something natural and just talked in sign language with each other.
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USUAL1 TO-SIGN1D* HOW-QUESTION2 SIGN-LANGUAGE1A TALK2D*
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WE1A
M
wir normal wie gebärdensprache unterhalt
1248090 | 31-45m
For example, International Sign doesn’t use a lot of mouthing, but instead it uses a lot of shapes and pictorial iconicity.
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EXAMPLE1* MOST1B CLOSE-MOUTH1 TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1* $PROD $PROD
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meist [MG] [MG]
