Gebärdensprache als natürlich entstandene Sprache (Linguistische Aspekte)

Abstract

Sign language as a natural language Sign language is not just a makeshift way of communicating, it is now a value of a cultural nature in itself-a fixed value of the deaf culture, which in turn is part of our community life. Today it can hardly be imagined that the use of sign language was once prohibited when punished. It was a long, hard struggle before it was finally recognized as an indispensable element of an accessible and inclusive society. The majority of people communicate using languages that are acoustically produced and recorded through their hearing. However, there are also people who, due to their deafness, are unable to communicate spoken. They use a different language mode for mutual communication, namely the sign languages. The deaf and early deaf form the majority of the deaf community from birth. It is important to note, however, that not all deaf people use sign languages and that hearing-impaired people, hearing parents of deaf children, etc. can also be part of the deaf community. Modern linguistic research into sign languages did not begin until the 1960s. At that time, a majority of linguists assumed that the sign languages were not actually languages. They were considered a kind of ARTICLE INFO Keywords Sign language a natural language Deaf community