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Constructing and rolling out the new South African Sign Language (SASL) curriculum – Reflexive critique

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2016
South Africa has one of the most progressive constitutions in the world protecting the linguistic and cultural rights of Deaf people. However, there is a huge gap between policies and reality in schools for Deaf learners in South Africa. In this paper we
Morgan, Ruth Zilla , Glaser, Meryl , Magongwa, Lucas   +2 more
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Combining data-driven MT systems for improved sign language translation [PDF]

, 2007
In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of combining two data-driven machine translation (MT) systems for the translation of sign languages (SLs).
Morrissey, Sara, Stein, Daniel, Way, Andy, Bungeroth, Jan, Ney, Hermann   +4 more
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An example-based approach to translating sign language [PDF]

, 2005
Users of sign languages are often forced to use a language in which they have reduced competence simply because documentation in their preferred format is not available.
Morrissey, Sara, Andy Way, Way, Andy, Sara Morrissey   +3 more
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A preliminary look at negative constructions in South African Sign Language: question-Answer clauses

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2017
How negation is expressed by means of manual and/or non-manual markers has been described in a wide range of sign languages. This work has suggested a split between sign languages requiring a manual negative element in negative clauses (manual dominant ...
Huddlestone, Kate
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The cost and utilisation patterns of a pilot sign language interpreter service for primary health care services in South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundThe World Health Organisation estimates disabling hearing loss to be around 5.3%, while a study of hearing impairment and auditory pathology in Limpopo, South Africa found a prevalence of nearly 9%.
Tryphine Zulu, Marion Heap, Edina Sinanovic   +2 more
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Lost in translation: the problems of using mainstream MT evaluation metrics for sign language translation [PDF]

, 2006
In this paper we consider the problems of applying corpus-based techniques to minority languages that are neither politically recognised nor have a formally accepted writing system, namely sign languages.
Morrissey, Sara, Way, Andy
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Language and culture in the Deaf community: a case study in a South African special school

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2017
An ethnographic case study on Deaf culture was done at the Thiboloha Special School in a rural area of the Free State province in South Africa. Two Deaf learners and three Deaf teaching assistants participated in this study.
Stander, Marga , Mcilroy, Guy
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South African Sign Language - one language or many? A sociolinguistic question

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2012
No abstract.
Aarons, D, Akach, P
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Variation in Indonesian Sign Language

, 2019
This pioneering work on Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) explores the linguistic and social factors that lie behind variation in the grammatical domains of negation and completion.
Palfreyman, Nick
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Waist circumference percentiles of black South African children aged 10 - 14 years from different study sites [PDF]

, 2019
Background. Waist circumference (WC) is a useful predictor of cardiometabolic risk in children. Published data on WC percentiles of children from African countries are limited. Objectives.
Monyeki, M.D, Ukegbu, P.O., Kimani-Murage, E, Kimani-Murage, E., Motswagole, Boitumelo Stokie, Faber, M, Matsha, Tandi Edith, Matsha, T, Norris, S.A, Stuijvenberg, M.E, Ukegbu, P.O, Smuts, C. M., Kruger, H. S., Faber, M., Norris, S. A., Monyeki, K. D., Smuts, C.M, Kruger, H.S, Motswagole, B.S, Van Stuijvenberg, M. E.   +19 more
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