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Introducing Sign Language Literature, Folklore, and creativity Chapter 12 …
Introducing Sign Language Literature, Folklore, and creativity Chapter 12
Neologism
In Literature
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Most of them appear only in that context and are never used again, but they leave a strong impression
In Sign Language
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Neologistic signs arise spontaneously in day-to-day conversation when signers use productive signs to illustrate new ideas & experiences
They can also be created, often by experienced Deaf & hearing translators, as part of a carefully deliberated process to derive new signs for situations where sign language has only recently started to be used, such as in academic terminology, technology or certain religious settings
In Contrast
Sign language poetry does have the luxury of making new signs without significantly compromising the level of comprehensions by the audience
All the signs are 'new' in that Paul & Richard came up with their own ways of depicting the details of the clothes, such as a pencil skirt, a pringle jumper, or hippie fashion
Even though these signs were used for the first time, the audience had no problem understanding what they were referring to, due to direct visual representations & their background
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Morphing (Blending)
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Using the Same Handshape
Normally this is done through using the same handshape (thus, the device can also be called 'handshape blends')
It aims to produce a smooth transition between signs (which is important in poetry) & in fusing two apparently discrete signs, it obliges the viewer to find the connection