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Story Types (Stories with constraints - defined by form (ABC stories (Must…
Story Types
Stories with constraints - defined by form
Single handshape stories
ABC stories
Must make a story that goes from A to Z
Using handshapes to tell a story
Rules outside the story
Number handshape stories
Stories
Cynthia Peters and Ben Bahan
Foundation of sign language literature & folklore
Plot, character and protagonist
Narratives of deaf experience - defined by content
Many characters are based on stereotypes
Memoires
Hearing people may be portrayed in less than flattering ways
But hearing people who are colleagues or allies rarely appear
Cinematic stories - defined by origin and signing style
Content determined by the makers of the film
Action is a favored genre
Dialogue is less important
Stories based on films adapted into ASL
Songs - defined by form and origin
Signed hymns are worship
Signed national anthems
But there is no established translation of the British anthem in BSL
Somewhat controversial
Traditional deaf stories - defined by origin
Traditional deaf stories are passed down
Deaf schools have their own traditional stories
Not defined by content or form but by origin
Fictional stories for children - defined by intended audience
Some stories are made specifically for Deaf children
Sign language stories for young children
Use simple signs
Relate to a deaf child in a hearing family
Translation is needed to read a storybook to deaf children