tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437613784279912153.post4894567525508266820..comments2023-03-28T08:32:29.929-05:00Comments on SFALingBlog: New Languages Still Being FoundJessie Samshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216459040272971854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437613784279912153.post-7667107840458846752011-01-13T08:47:13.665-06:002011-01-13T08:47:13.665-06:00Thanks for your comment!
The Philadelphia legal s...Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />The Philadelphia legal system is currently having issues dealing with a man who is being charged with being a mule for drug dealers; he was born deaf but never learned sign language, so his language is made purely of "home signs" or gestures that are meaningful only to him and those close to him. They are not sure how to proceed with his case because they cannot communicate effectively with him. So not only are new full-fledged signed languages being found, but more people who have to rely on gestural communication are being found, too. It is all very interesting indeed.Jessie Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756322311215232859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437613784279912153.post-37308592492010017632011-01-07T17:29:26.025-06:002011-01-07T17:29:26.025-06:00This happens all the time with signed languages. F...This happens all the time with signed languages. For example in 2008 Nunavut SL was discovered when a defendant in court turned out to be monolingual in this then-unknown language. <br /><br />Many areas of the world have never been investigated, and we just don't know what SL exist there.uzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.com