Mouth: gebärden
Translational equivalents: sign (word of a sign language); sign language; to sign
by transcript | by glosses | by right neighbours | by left neighbours
mue07 | 18-30m
I was born into a family with deaf parents and therefore it is obvious I was raised with Sign Language.
r DEAF1A PARENTS7 $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D I2 EXPERIENCE-OR-KNOWLEDGE6C* TO-SIGN1G* l m [MG] [MG]
mst13 | 46-60f
I was born and raised by a deaf family that used sign language.
r DEAF1A I2* $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D PRIMARILY1 l m [MG] [MG]
mst13 | 46-60f
My uncle—my father’s brother—signed as well and teased me with signs while I was growing up.
r FATHER3 BROTHER1A NEXT1* TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1* I2 UNCLE3A* l m va{ter} bruder [MG] me{in} onkel
lei11 | 31-45f
They almost never sign.
r ALL2A TO-SIGN1D LITTLE-BIT2 l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
goe09 | 46-60f
Back then I could only sign very little.
r I2* BIT2A* CAN1 TO-SIGN1D l m ich [MG] kann gebärdensprache
mst01 | 46-60m
I think deaf schools are better, because the children can sign with each other.
r $INDEX1 ALL3 TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D l m
mst01 | 46-60m
You can only hope that the teacher knows sign language.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1 TEACHER2* CAN1* TO-SIGN1D BEAUTIFUL1A l m da lehrer kann schön
ber08 | 46-60f
Later he moved back to Berlin, and then we started seeing each other again.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1 $GEST-OFF1^* ALWAYS4A* TO-SIGN1D l m da [MG]
lei11 | 31-45f
But during breaks, we communicated only in sign language.
r PAUSE1* TO-SIGN1D l m pause [MG]
koe01 | 18-30f
I catch up on some signed communication.
r TO-MAKE-UP-FOR-STH1 TO-SIGN1D l m nachholen
mst03 | 18-30f
After ten minutes of signing everything becomes tense and hurts.
r $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1C:10* MINUTE1* ALREADY1A TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1 CAN1* OUCH1* l m zehn minute [MG]
ber08 | 46-60f
We even said hello.
r $NAME-GUNTER-PUTTRICH1* HELLO1* TO-SIGN1D HELLO2* $GEST-OFF1^ $GEST-OFF1^* l m gunter [MG]
ber08 | 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.
r LECTURER1 EDUCATION1* TO-MEET2B TO-SIGN1D LIKE1A* I2* TO-WRITE1A* l m … ausbildung [MG]
nue07 | 18-30m
Then one stays for two or three hours and chats.
r HOUR2B* HOUR2B* I2* TO-SIGN1D l m zwei stund{en} drei stund{en} [MG]
stu07 | 31-45m
If I, for example, were from Italy, I’d have my own culture and sign language.
r ITALY1 MY1 CULTURE1B TO-SIGN1D MY1 l m ital{ien} kultur [MG]
stu07 | 31-45m
How are we supposed to find a common sign language for everyone then?
r TOGETHER6^ $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d LANGUAGE1* TO-SIGN1D HOW-QUESTION1 $GEST-OFF1^ l m einheitlich {ge}bärd wie
stu07 | 46-60m
I mean something like International Sign.
r OPINION1A LIKE3A INTERNATIONAL1 TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4B l m meine wie international gebärdensprache
lei09 | 31-45f
In my class we all signed with one another.
r MY1 CLASS1 WE1A* TO-SIGN1D TO-SWARM1^ l m mein klasse [MG]
koe14 | 61+f
I felt free and had a wonderful life.
r FREE1* TO-SIGN1D WONDERFUL2A* TO-LIVE1C GOOD1 l m frei wunderbar leben gut
stu07 | 31-45m
But still, they manage to use one common sign language.
r TOGETHER5^ $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d LANGUAGE1* TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4^* l m all ein sp{rache} gebärdensprache
stu02 | 18-30f
He can speak, but we only use sign language.
r WE2* TO-MAKE-USE-OF-STH2* ONLY4 TO-SIGN1D $GEST^ l m aber nur gebärdensprache
stu02 | 18-30f
I feel like it's easier to express and describe things using signs.
r FEELING3 TO-SIGN1D $GEST-TO-PONDER1^* BETTER1 EXPRESSION1A l m fühlen besser ausdrücken
hb03 | 31-45f
I'd prefer it if they would additionally know sign language.
r FOR1* RATHER1 IN-ADDITION1 TO-SIGN1D CAN1 l m für mich lieber dazu kann
stu07 | 46-60m
Here, in Germany, one would continue to use German Sign Language [DGS].
r I1 THERE1 DGS1 TO-SIGN1D l m … dort d-g-s [MG]
stu07 | 46-60m
However, if you met a French person, you would communicate in European sign language.
r FRANCE3A $INDEX1 EUROPE1A TO-SIGN1D l m frankreich europa
hb03 | 31-45f
To have technology is one thing, okay, but also to be able to sign is very important to me.
r OKAY1A BUT1 IN-ADDITION1 TO-SIGN1D FOR1* IMPORTANT1 l m okay aber dazu für mich wichtig
stu07 | 46-60m
The French person would use their own sign language, FSL, in France [meant to say LSF Langue des signes française].
r FRANCE3A $ALPHA1:F-S-L HIS-HER1* TO-SIGN1D l m frank{reich} f-s-l [MG] [MG]
lei12 | 61+m
Sometimes, in the afternoon or evening, all the kids gathered around me in a semicircle and I signed to them.
r $GEST^ MASS-OF-PEOPLE-PASSIVE2^* I2 TO-SIGN1D l m
stu07 | 46-60m
If someone stood there and just signed in French, I wouldn’t get anything.
r CLEAR1A $ORAL^ POISE-BODY1^ TO-SIGN1D I1 $GEST-NM-SHAKE-HEAD1^ l m klar nur [MG] [MG] [MG]
stu07 | 31-45m
They have no mouthing either, just signs and it’s all very fast.
r TO-SIGN1D $INDEX1 $INDEX-ORAL1 ZERO2B l m [MG] #sawasawa null
stu07 | 31-45m
They have no mouthing either, just signs and it’s all very fast.
r $INDEX1 $INDEX-ORAL1 ZERO2B TO-SIGN1D FULL2B VERY6 l m #sawasawa null [MG] voll [MG]
lei12 | 61+m
Sometimes I told them something funny, other times something serious, just very different things.
r OR1* TO-SIGN1D* DISTINCT1 TO-SIGN1D l m oder versch{ieden}
stu07 | 31-45m
The words are also part of DGS, that’s right, isn’t it?
r $INDEX1 ANYWAY1 DGS1 TO-SIGN1D TO-NEED1* WORD2* IN-ADDITION1* l m sowieso d-g-s [MG] brauch wort wort
goe04 | 31-45m
I then talked to the national team.
r TEAM-OR-CREW1* OVERALL1C* $GEST-OFF1^* TO-SIGN1D $INDEX2 $INDEX1 $INDEX2* l m …
stu10 | 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.
r EQUAL2^* UNION2A^ $PROD TO-SIGN1D TO-GET-TO-KNOW1 l m [MG] kennenler{nen}
stu07 | 46-60m
I can imagine a European Sign Language being a better solution, it’s just a feeling.
r $INDEX1* BETTER1* EUROPE1A TO-SIGN1D I2 FEELING3 YES1A l m besser europa [MG] [MG] [MG] ja
goe04 | 31-45m
However, they use ASL in America.
r AMERICA1* ASL1 NOT3A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^* NATURALLY1A^* GOOD1^* l m am{erika} a-s-l
mst02 | 18-30f
You can sit there, talk, have some drinks and play volleyball.
r TO-SIGN1D TO-DRINK1 VOLLEYBALL1B* l m [MG] trin{ken} volleyba{ll}
mst13 | 46-60f
Teachers should rather use both, oral education and sign language, together.
r MORE1* ORAL1 AND2A* TO-SIGN1D TOGETHER6 l m mehr oral und [MG] zusammen
koe19 | 31-45m
In India, for example, they sign really weirdly.
r $LIST1:1of1d INDIA1 I1 TO-SIGN1D WEIRD-STRANGE1* l m indien [MG]
stu07 | 46-60m
And at university, everyone would know the same sign language, no matter if they’re from France or England.
r EVERYTHING2* EVERYONE1^* CAN2A TO-SIGN1D CAN2A* l m kann [MG] kann kann
stu02 | 18-30f
Our form of communication at home is the DGS, the German Sign Language.
r FAMILY4 COMMUNICATION1A* DGS1 TO-SIGN1D $GEST^ l m familie kommunikation d-g-s gebärdensprache
stu07 | 46-60m
Teachers would all use European Signs.
r ALSO3A EUROPE1A $GEST-OFF1^ TO-SIGN1D CAN2B* $INDEX1* l m auch europa kann kann [MG]
mue06 | 18-30f
That’s why the idea emerged to say ‘sign language community’ instead of ‘deaf community’.
r DEAF1A COMMUNITY1B NO1A^ TO-SIGN1D COMMUNITY1B $GEST-OFF1^* l m gehörlosengemeinschaft gebärdensprachgemeinschaft
mue02 | 18-30m
It is very interesting to sign internationally and communicate with each other.
r INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* INTEREST1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^* l m international
mue06 | 18-30f
It would mean that also hearing people could join the community, hearing people who are interested in sign language.
r COME-HERE1 HEARING1B INTEREST1B TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^* GOOD1 WHERE-FROM1^* l m [MG] gut zusammen
koe20 | 31-45m
I would prefer face-to-face communication to the chat, though.
r I2* CHAT1B* FEELING3* TO-SIGN1D BETTER2 I2* l $GEST-OFF1^* m chat [MG] besser
lei12 | 61+m
They taught me a lot about sign language and some other stuff.
r WEIRD-STRANGE1 TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4A* $GEST^ AND2A l m [MG] sprache und
goe09 | 46-60f
We were sitting there again and talking, when we saw something all of the sudden.
r SAME2A TO-COME1^ I1 TO-SIGN1D l m selbe [MG] [MG]
stu18 | 18-30m
Did you play? Did you talk? Or did you scuffle? Did you do a snowball fight?
r TO-PLAY2* TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^ TO-LET1 TO-BEAT10 l m [MG] [MG] schlagen
koe06 | 46-60m
They have to understand the meaning of the song and then sign it.
r SUBJECT1* TO-PUT-IN2^* EXACTLY1* TO-SIGN1D ALLOWED2A* l m thema genau [MG] darf
ber02 | 46-60m
The Russians won all medals, but there was not one deaf person on the team who could sign.
r SUCCESS3 ALL1A HARD-OF-HEARING1 TO-SIGN1D l m schwerhörig gebärden
stu07 | 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.
r $INDEX1* FOR1* $ORG-EU1 TO-SIGN1D NOW1* GO-START1* l m [MG] für e-u [MG] jetzt los
mst01 | 46-60m
When he visits me, he turns his hearing aids off, and we chat in sign language.
r $INDEX1 TO-SWITCH-OFF2* $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1D l m aus [MG] [MG]
ber02 | 46-60m
There would be more deaf people then.
r MORE1 DEAF1B TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^ l m mehr
mst01 | 46-60m
“I can then concentrate on sign language. That’s better.”
r I2* TO-SIGN1D TO-FOCUS1 BETTER1* l m besser
mvp01 | 18-30m
Whoever has a CI should learn sign language, too.
r PLEASE1A TO-LEARN3 WITH1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^ l m lernen mit gebärden
mvp01 | 18-30m
Why do they pass on sign language when they have a CI?
r WHO6* WITH1A CI1 TO-SIGN1D WITHOUT2 WHY1 $GEST^ l m wer mit c-i gebärden [MG] warum
hb03 | 31-45f
I think that signing simultaneously doesn't hurt.
r MY3 OPINION1A TO-SIGN1D PARALLEL2 TO-DAMAGE1* NOT3A l m meine [L02] parallel schadet nicht
hb03 | 31-45f
Yes, using Sign Language additionally/
r EQUAL8 TO-SIGN1D IN-ADDITION1* l m gleich dazu
ber02 | 46-60m
Everyone should be able to sign with ease and not just talk.
r TO-SIGN1D LOOSE1* TOLERANT1* DEAF1A l m locker [MG] [MG]
mvp01 | 18-30m
You can just sign away.
r TO-SIGN1D VERY6* TO-SIGN1D l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
mvp01 | 18-30m
You can just sign away.
r TO-SIGN1D VERY6* TO-SIGN1D l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
hb03 | 31-45f
The difference is that one knows that one is deaf and is also able to communicate in sign language.
r DIFFERENCE1B TO-COME-INTO-MIND1 DEAF1A* TO-SIGN1D PRESENT-OR-HERE1* l m unterschied [MG] da
mvp01 | 18-30m
Someone with a CI could learn how to sign really well and still communicate with hearing people.
r $INDEX2 CI1 TO-SIGN1D CAN1* TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1D* l m c-i [MG] kann lern [MG]
mvp01 | 18-30m
That's what I just said, you can have both.
r A-MOMENT-AGO1B TO-TELL4 TO-SIGN1D POSSIBLE2* $GEST-OFF1^ l m eben kann
mst01 | 46-60m
It's possibly a psychological task to sign freely.
r AMONG-EACH-OTHER3* I2 FREE2A TO-SIGN1D l m frei
hb05 | 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.
r EXAMPLE1 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1 DEAF1A TO-SIGN1D HAPPY1 CAN1* EVERYTHING1A l m beispiel ein froh kann alles
lei12 | 61+m
He used sign language to talk about history a lot.
r PRIEST-$CANDIDATE-LEI25^ PRIEST1A TO-SIGN1D MUCH1B HISTORY-OR-STORY1B TO-SIGN1D l m pfarrer weithaas viel geschichte
lei12 | 61+m
He used sign language to talk about history a lot.
r TO-SIGN1D MUCH1B HISTORY-OR-STORY1B TO-SIGN1D l m viel geschichte
hb05 | 61+f
If I had a CI, for instance, I would still use German Sign Language.
r THEN7 DGS1* I1 TO-SIGN1D l m dann d-g-s [MG]
stu07 | 31-45m
DGS would of course be signed, but one would need mouthing in addition.
r CLEAR1B DGS1 TO-SIGN1D TO-NEED1 ALSO1A* WORD2* l m klar d-g-s [MG] brauch auch wort
nue08 | 18-30f
But they have to learn how to sign before!
r MUST1 $INDEX1 BEFOREHAND4* TO-SIGN1D TO-LEARN1 $GEST-OFF1^* l m muss vorher gebärden lernen
lei12 | 61+m
He could sign; that caught me by surprise.
r CAN1 TO-SIGN1D I1 $GEST-NM^ WEIRD-STRANGE1 l m kann [MG]
hb03 | 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.”
r HEARING1A TO-MAKE-USE-OF-STH1 ALSO1A* TO-SIGN1D LANGUAGE4B l m hörend benutzen auch gebärdensprache
hh01 | 61+m
We talked and he asked me if I was going to go to the event.
r I1* TO-SIGN1D l m [MG]
mst06 | 31-45m
When they see a pretty girl sign, everybody wanted her autograph.
r PRETTY1A GIRL1* TO-SIGN1D TO-LOOK-AT1^* MASS-OF-PEOPLE-ACTIVE1 AUTOGRAPH1* l m hüb{sch} [MG]
nue08 | 18-30f
The teachers knew LBG [signed German], and the signs were what’s important.
r $ALPHA1:L SIGNED-GERMAN1 BUT1* TO-SIGN1D IMPORTANT1 l m l-b-g aber wichtig
stu07 | 31-45m
I myself use the DGS.
r I1 SELF1A DGS1 TO-SIGN1D l m selber d-g-s
stu07 | 31-45m
Should one sign with or without mouthing?
r TO-BE-SILENT2^ TO-SIGN1D $GEST-NM-SPEAKING1^* $INDEX-ORAL1 l m [MG] [MG]
nue08 | 18-30f
At the Realschule, I was explained more things through sign language, that was good.
r MUNICH1A* TO-TEACH1* MORE1* TO-SIGN1D GOOD1* l m münchen mehr
stu07 | 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.
r $ORAL^ TO-TRY2* MORE1 TO-SIGN1D l m aber versuch mehr
hh07 | 18-30f
But a lot of people were already signing, even before that.
r BEFORE1G ALREADY1B TO-SIGN1D l m vor schon [MG]
hh07 | 18-30f
Here in the Hamburg area, too.
r HAMBURG2* AREA1A^ TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^ l m hamburg [MG]
lei12 | 61+m
After the fall of the wall, I started signing a lot more, obviously.
r FALL-OF-THE-BERLIN-WALL1 MORE1 I2 TO-SIGN1D CLEAR1B* TO-SIGN1D l m nach der wende mehr [MG]
lei12 | 61+m
After the fall of the wall, I started signing a lot more, obviously.
r I2 TO-SIGN1D CLEAR1B* TO-SIGN1D l m [MG]
hh01 | 61+m
Now we are supposed to chat casually.
r I2* TO-SIGN1D* LOOSE1 $GEST-OFF1^ $GEST-OFF1^ l m [MG] locker [MG] [MG]
hh05 | 31-45m
The first time I dealt with sign language in depth was when I was still a child.
r I1 $GEST-OFF1^ MAIN1B^ TO-SIGN1D* COHERENCE1A STRONG2A WHAT1B* l m ich [MG] stark was
goe09 | 46-60f
That’s how I quickly learned to sign.
r FAST3A I1* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1* l m schnell [MG] lernen
lei11 | 31-45f
In kindergarten I felt quite comfortable, as there were other children I could sign with.
r CHILD2* GARDEN3 WELL1 TO-SIGN1D* PRESENT-OR-HERE1 $INDEX1* l m kindergarten wohl da
goe01 | 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.
r BEAUTIFUL3 AMBIANCE2 TO-EAT-OR-FOOD2 TO-SIGN1D* AIR1* FREE1 $GEST-DECLINE1^ l m schön stimmung essen [MG] [MG] luft frei
koe01 | 18-30f
But I start to notice that I miss signing.
r FEELING3* VERY6 TO-MISS2 TO-SIGN1D* l m … [MG] vermisse
mst03 | 18-30f
After ten minutes of signing everything becomes tense and hurts.
r BEGINNING1A* TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1 $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1C:10* MINUTE1* l m anfang [MG] zehn minute
sh05 | 61+m
I will also talk to some people there.
r I2 TO-SIGN1D* l m [MG]
mue10 | 31-45m
I didn’t sign consciously and just repeated everything that was signed to me.
r TO-UNDERSTAND1* NOT5* SHARP1A TO-SIGN1D* THEREFORE1* $GEST-TO-PONDER3^ LIKE-THIS1B* l m nicht scharf darum aber so
mst03 | 18-30f
Yes, it’s as if the movements become tense and you can’t move freely anymore.
r LIKE1A* $PROD SPONTANEOUS1* TO-SIGN1D* $PROD l m wie [MG] spontan
mst03 | 18-30f
Even being a bit tense doesn’t matter.
r TO-PRODUCE1B^ TO-SIGN1D* CLUELESS1B* WHATEVER3* l m [MG] egal
hb03 | 31-45f
It is a pity, because then they start learning sign language very late.
r TOO-BAD1* LATE1* BEGINNING1A* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1* LATE1* l m schade spät anfang gebärdensprache lernen warum nicht
ber12 | 31-45f
Then I feel at ease again, because I can sign again.
r WELL1 TO-SIGN1D* l m wohl
sh08 | 46-60m
They think that a deaf baby is something pitiful.
r HEARING1B LIKE-THIS1A* HEARING1B* TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A* BAD-FEELING1 l m hörend so hörend
ber12 | 31-45f
There were very few kids with whom I could sign during the times of the Berlin Wall.
r LITTLE-BIT2 CHILD2* LITTLE-BIT2* TO-SIGN1D* MUCH1A $GEST-OFF1^* l m [MG] kinder [MG] viel [MG]
ber12 | 31-45f
It was great, because we partied a lot. It was awesome.
r TO-CELEBRATE1 BEAUTIFUL3* TO-SIGN1G* TO-SIGN1D* l m [MG] schön
hh03 | 46-60m
Right, but I did go to other events instead where they showed sign language poetry.
r DIFFERENT1* $GEST-OFF1^* TO-SHOW1A^* TO-SIGN1D* POETRY1* l m andere [MG] poesie
fra03 | 46-60m
Only during breaks we keenly signed.
r PAUSE1* TO-GET-IN1 I1 TO-SIGN1D* l m pause auch
lei08 | 46-60f
You simply sign into the camera of your cell phone.
r I1* VIDEO1* MOBILE3* TO-SIGN1D* l TO-HOLD-MOBILE1A^* m video handy [MG]
lei12 | 61+m
Sometimes I told them something funny, other times something serious, just very different things.
r OR1* SERIOUS1B OR1* TO-SIGN1D* DISTINCT1 TO-SIGN1D l m o{der} ernst oder versch{ieden}
fra13 | 46-60m
So one just stands there stupidly, waiting until the group has finished talking.
r $GEST^ TO-SIGN1D* TO-SPEAK2 DONE1A LAST1B^ l m [MG] schluss
lei12 | 61+m
Those were mostly boys that gathered around me and for whom I signed.
r MORE1 BOY13* MASS-OF-PEOPLE-PASSIVE2^* TO-SIGN1D* l m mehr bube
hh02 | 31-45f
I want to communicate in sign language with my child. I want the child to sign but/
r COMMUNICATION1A* AND1 TO-WISH1A* TO-SIGN1D* BUT2* l m … und wunsch aber ab{er}
hh02 | 31-45f
Of course I know many cases of hearing children who cannot sign despite having deaf parents.
r CHILD2 SELF1A* HEARING1A* TO-SIGN1D* NOT3A $GEST-OFF1^* l m kind selb{st} hörend nicht
hh02 | 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.
r WHAT-IS-YOUR-OPINION1* SOMETIMES1* TO-GROW-UP1B TO-SIGN1D* WHY1^* NOT3A $GEST-OFF1^* l m was m{ein} manchmal oder auch nicht
nue05 | 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.
r I2 TO-WALK9A TO-SIGN1D* l SOMEWHERE-ELSE2* TO-COME3* TO-SIT1A* m … [MG] [MG]
nue05 | 46-60f
Everyone talked casually and I was really surprised.
r TO-SIGN1D* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^ SURPRISE1B* l m [MG] überrasch
nue05 | 46-60f
Everyone talked casually and I was really surprised.
r TO-SIGN1D* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^ SURPRISE1B* l m [MG] überrasch
goe04 | 31-45m
I think international sign language is great and all, but we’re missing a worldwide sign language.
r FOR1* MY1* INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* BEAUTIFUL1A HIS-HER1* $GEST-NM-NOD-HEAD1^* l m für mich international schö{n} [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
I think international sign language is great and all, but we’re missing a worldwide sign language.
r TO-LACK1A* WHAT1A* WORLD1 TO-SIGN1D* LANGUAGE1 l m fehlt was weltgebär{den}sprache
mvp08 | 46-60m
There were no events, just free time, one just walked around and talked.
r $GEST-OFF1^ TIME2^ TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D* TO-SWARM1* $INDEX1* l m freizeit
mue03 | 46-60m
On the other hand I can sign with deaf people, so I have the opportunity to use both forms of communication.
r DEAF1A WE2* MORE1* TO-SIGN1D* I2* TO-SWAP3B* l m gehörlos mehr
fra04 | 61+m
I sign normally with my wife, of course.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1* $INDEX1* I1 TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-NM-TO-SHRUG1^* $GEST-OFF1^ l BOTH1^ m [MG] {na}türlich
hh02 | 31-45f
Even though I, we clearly told the grandparents that they should sign.
r TO-LET-KNOW1A* $INDEX1 MUST1 TO-SIGN1D* l m … muss
fra04 | 61+m
I sign normally with my wife, of course.
r $GEST-OFF1^ $INDEX1* TO-SIGN1D* l $INDEX2 m …
goe04 | 31-45m
Why doesn’t ASL become a worldwide language?
r NOT3A* $NUM-ONE-TO-TEN1A:1d WORLD1* TO-SIGN1D* LANGUAGE1* ASL1 l m nicht ein weltgebärdensprache a-s-l
goe04 | 31-45m
ASL and International Sign is not the same thing. Those are separate.
r $ALPHA1:S-L* INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* EQUAL8* NO1A* TO-SEPARATE1B l m a-s-l international gebär{den} [MG]
stu07 | 46-60m
If one wants to build one’s career outside their home country, one would have more opportunities through knowing European Sign Language.
r CAREER2* $INDEX1* EUROPE1A* TO-SIGN1D* CAN1* $INDEX1* MORE1* l m kar{riere} europa [MG] kann mehr
nue05 | 46-60f
I just chatted in the huge queue and gathered more and more experiences.
r QUEUE-PERSONS1B I2* TO-SIGN1D* MORE1 EXPERIENCE-OR-KNOWLEDGE6A* l m schla{nge} [MG] mehr erfahrung
mst04 | 31-45m
But it’s interesting that both sides communicate in German Sign Language.
r TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^ l GERMAN1 LANGUAGE1* I1 CAN1 I1 m deutsch sprache [MG] kann [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
For example, International Sign doesn’t use a lot of mouthing, but instead it uses a lot of shapes and pictorial iconicity.
r EXAMPLE1* MOST1B CLOSE-MOUTH1 TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1* $PROD $PROD l m meist [MG] [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
But you can sign really fast in DGS as well as in ASL.
r ATTENTION1A^* I1* $ALPHA1:D-G-S* TO-SIGN1D* $ALPHA1:S-L* $GEST^* DIFFERENT2* l m d-g-s a-s-l [MG] anders
mue02 | 18-30m
It is very interesting to sign internationally and communicate with each other.
r INTERNATIONAL1* TO-SIGN1D* INTEREST1A TO-SIGN1D $GEST-OFF1^* l m international
ber08 | 46-60f
He can sign, too, can't he?
r MAN1* PERSON1^ CAN1 TO-SIGN1D* CAN1 l m mann kann [MG] kann
mvp01 | 18-30m
In my first apprenticeship year, there were deaf people who signed, but not that many.
r APPRENTICE1A^* TO-JOIN1 TO-SWARM1 TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A* LITTLE-BIT7A l m lehrjahr [MG] gehörlos [MG]
mue06 | 18-30f
If it doesn't fit, it needs to be changed and called sign language community.
r TO-INFRINGE1^ NO3B^ TO-MODIFY2 TO-SIGN1D* GROUP1C^ l $GEST-OFF1^* m [MG] gebärdengemeinschaft
sh08 | 46-60m
But all in all, I didn’t want to do it; I rather signed.
r OVERALL1A DONT-FEEL-LIKE-IT1 I2* TO-SIGN1D* l m [MG]
mue04 | 18-30m
I met up with a couple friends there, too and we went out and did some crazy things.
r FRIEND7 TO-MEET1 TO-SIGN1D* CRAZY1A^* l m freund [MG]
fra15 | 46-60m
It's just a short conversation if I meet someone that I don't know but notice that they are deaf.
r DEAF1A SAME3* $GEST^ TO-SIGN1D* SHORT3A THATS-ALL1B* $PROD l m [MG] gleich dann kurz
nue02 | 61+f
To sit there and watch people signing.
r TO-SIT1A TO-LOOK-AT1* TO-SIGN1D* l m mal sitzen [MG]
ber07 | 31-45m
But if you just go there to sit down and talk to others, it’s a bit dull.
r RIGHT-OR-AGREED1A* I2* $GEST-NM^ TO-SIGN1D* I2* $GEST-NO-IDEA1^* $GEST-NM-TO-SHRUG1^ l m [MG]
goe04 | 31-45m
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to adapt; I used Dutch Sign Language and tried to get by.
r I1 HOLLAND1* TO-SIGN1G* TO-SIGN1D* l m holländisch [MG]
lei08 | 46-60f
It's important to me to finish the conversation with my son first.
r SON2 I1* IMPORTANT1* TO-SIGN1D* DONE1A* CLEAR1B* TO-REMOVE1B l m sohn wichtig [MG] klar
ber02 | 46-60m
That’s a pity.
r DISAPPOINTED4A* TO-SIGN1D* DISAPPOINTED4A* l m
ber02 | 46-60m
Everyone should be able to sign with ease and not just talk.
r TOLERANT1* DEAF1A EQUAL2* TO-SIGN1D* HARD-OF-HEARING1* TO-SPEAK6* l m [MG] [MG] [MG]
hb03 | 31-45f
That’s why one should be able to say, “I can also sign,” if they decide to take off their CI.
r NEVERTHELESS2A* $PROD $GEST-DECLINE1^ TO-SIGN1D* PRESENT-OR-HERE1* $GEST^ l m trotzdem ab [MG] da
mvp01 | 18-30m
Someone with a CI could learn how to sign really well and still communicate with hearing people.
r TO-SIGN1D CAN1* TO-LEARN1 TO-SIGN1D* POSSIBLE2* $INDEX1 HEARING1B l m [MG] kann lern [MG] kann dann hörend
mst01 | 46-60m
You can sign freely there.
r TO-SIGN1D* FREE2A* l m frei
hb03 | 31-45f
If that doesn't work, the problem is back again and then they mention other options.
r TO-COME1* ONCE-MORE1A IT-WORKS-OUT1* TO-SIGN1D* THERE-IS3 $INDEX1* l m komm wieder klappt nicht es gibt [MG]
stu07 | 31-45m
The children would have a chance to communicate within the EU.
r CHILD2* EURO1^ AREA1A* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^* CAN1 $GEST-OFF1^* l m kinder e-u [MG] können [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
They’re equally good at signing with each other, that’s great!
r EQUAL1A* TO-SIGN1D* AMONG-EACH-OTHER3* SUPER1 $GEST-OFF1^ l m gleich [MG] [MG]
fra04 | 61+m
They sign completely fluently.
r GOOD1^* TO-FLOW1* TO-SIGN1D* l m fließend
hb03 | 31-45f
I think it is an advantage to learn sign language from an early age on.
r I1 TO-THINK1A ADVANTAGE1 TO-SIGN1D* ADVANTAGE1 EARLY3A* CAN1* l m ich denke vorteil gebärdensprache vorteil früh kann
hb03 | 31-45f
I think it is an advantage to learn sign language from an early age on.
r ADVANTAGE1 EARLY3A* CAN1* TO-SIGN1D* TO-LEARN1* l m vorteil früh kann lernen
koe22 | 46-60m
I really felt good - actually, I got goose bumps - when first seeing it.
r TO-SIGN1D* I1* WELL1* $GEST-OFF1^ l m [MG]
hb03 | 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.
r MEANING1 $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* ADVANTAGE1 NET1A* BRAIN1A* l m bedeutet gebärdensprache vorteil vernetzung gehirn
hb03 | 31-45f
But we all solely use sign language.
r MY1 AREA1A^ FULL2A* TO-SIGN1D* l m voll
mvp01 | 18-30m
Some people see it and think it’s cute how the deaf people use their sign language, and leave you alone.
r TO-SEE1 $INDEX1* SWEET1 TO-SIGN1D* DEAF1A TO-LOOK-AT1* l m sehen [MG] süß [MG] ge{hörlos} [MG]
goe08 | 18-30f
Most doctors claim children should speak consistently and shouldn’t be allowed to sign at all.
r $INDEX1* TO-SAY2B NOT3A* TO-SIGN1D* ALLOWED1 MUST1 ONLY2B l m nicht gebärden darf muss nur
nue08 | 18-30f
I could sign.
r TO-SIGN1D* CAN2A $GEST^ l m kann
goe04 | 31-45m
They both sign a little.
r BOTH2A* TO-SIGN1D* BIT1A l m bissch{en}
goe04 | 31-45m
There is never enough time to just calmly sign.
r $GEST-OFF1^ TIME1 SILENCE1* TO-SIGN1D* $GEST-OFF1^* l m zeit ruh
goe04 | 31-45m
They rather run to their mother and quickly tell her what has happened.
r TO-COME3* TO-LET-KNOW2^* TO-SIGN1D* l m mama
goe04 | 31-45m
They will quickly pick up on it and get really good if sign language is used all the time.
r $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* $INDEX1 $GEST-OFF1^* PERCEPTION1* l m [MG] [MG]
hh07 | 31-45f
One needs someone who is able to sign. There has to be someone, it doesn’t work without.
r BUT1* TO-NEED1 PERSON1 TO-SIGN1D* MUST1 WITHOUT1B POSSIBLE1* l m ab{er} brauch muss ohne [MG]
ber10 | 18-30m
So, at least I had someone around whom I could sign with once in a while.
r PRESENT-OR-HERE1 I1 BIT2A TO-SIGN1D* l m da [MG]
ber10 | 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.
r TO-WATCH1* $GEST-DECLINE1^* I2 TO-SIGN1D* CAN2B $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* l m [MG] kann [MG]
ber10 | 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.
r TO-SIGN1D* CAN2B $INDEX1 TO-SIGN1D* TO-SWAP3B l m kann [MG]
mvp01 | 18-30f
We showed that sign language is something natural and just talked in sign language with each other.
r USUAL1 TO-SIGN1D* HOW-QUESTION2 SIGN-LANGUAGE1A TALK2D* l WE1A m wir normal wie gebärdensprache unterhalt
stu07 | 46-60m
When I sign there’s always mouthing as well as facial expressions.
r I1 THROUGH1B TO-SIGN1D* MOUTHING1 TO-READ-OFF1* $GEST^ l m durch [MG] auch mundbild ??
stu07 | 46-60m
The sign language competence is very important in that, so that questions and answers can be dealt with quickly.
r TO-SIGN1D* COMPETENCE2 IMPORTANT1* COMPETENCE2 l m kompetenz wichtig
hh07 | 31-45f
But it’s already been a while now that the fight for sign language was happening.
r ALREADY1B* $INDEX1 PROTEST1* TO-SIGN1D* l m schon
