03-15-2006, 05:33 PM
Quote: The point of this: maybe you should tackle the sign language one first, as that should be a little less troublesome for some, and use that as a building block... [/quote]
That's basically the reason why I want to start with something like this; get a foot in the door first and then try to elaborate on that.
Quote: A fine idea. The "International Sign Language" proposal was a good effort. Unfortunately, the author didn't seem to understand the nature of sign languages very well. He appeared not to understand the technical points that were raised. Some thoughts to consider....
The other proposal intended to "harmonize" existing sign languages -- probably an impossible task. The effort should, of course, look for commonalities among sign languages in use and take advantage of them. But it shouldn't be an effort to try to force-fit them into a common can.[/quote]
That's why I said a "national sign language". As for a common sign language, I doub't that would be feasible from a reality-focused standpoint, seeing as how well other international languages worked (Zamenhof, I'm pointing at you and your sorry excuse for an international language!).
That's basically the reason why I want to start with something like this; get a foot in the door first and then try to elaborate on that.
Quote: A fine idea. The "International Sign Language" proposal was a good effort. Unfortunately, the author didn't seem to understand the nature of sign languages very well. He appeared not to understand the technical points that were raised. Some thoughts to consider....
The other proposal intended to "harmonize" existing sign languages -- probably an impossible task. The effort should, of course, look for commonalities among sign languages in use and take advantage of them. But it shouldn't be an effort to try to force-fit them into a common can.[/quote]
That's why I said a "national sign language". As for a common sign language, I doub't that would be feasible from a reality-focused standpoint, seeing as how well other international languages worked (Zamenhof, I'm pointing at you and your sorry excuse for an international language!).