If I was to be given a research grant to conduct a linguistic study on ASL and its culture, I would spend time and resources further exploring the different topics that Susmita and I brough up in our final cultural presentation. These include topics
Read more…There is no free handwriting or typing within ASL rather, we use a combination of signs, expressions, and even finger spelling to communicate our thoughts. The structure of sentences within ASL also varies greatly from that of English. For example, i
Read more…Languages go extinct gradually as successive generations of speakers become bilingual and then lose proficiency in their native language. Most often, speakers tend to favor a more prestigious language because of the potential social and economic bene
Read more…Having watched the presentation of our original learning plan from the beginning of the semester, I can proudly reflect and say that so far things have been going smoothly despite some initial troubles with the Zoom technology and our class setup. Pr
Read more…Once again, as we are learning ASL, for the purposes of this discussion I will be focusing on my native language of Bengali. “Bengali” also known as “Bangla” belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and the “lingua franca” or “bridge language” of th
Read more…Unlike other spoken languages, ASL does not have specific cultural aspects such as a type of food or annual tradition. Sign language evolved and adapted independently across different communities and geographical regions. However, given the rich hist
Read more…I believe that the difference between sound and spelling is that spelling is more primarily influenced by cultural factors whereas speech is subject to more internal language related factors such as articulation and airstreams. This distinction is no
Read more…Hello everyone!
I apologize for the delay in posting my language journals. We could not start our language lessons until the first week of February because of some logistical issues, but I learnt so much in a single month that I now have a lot of thi
Read more…Reflect on your previous experiences as a language learner. What did you enjoy? What did you dislike? Think about the FIRE model and the surveys you have just completed. What kind of learner are you? What kinds of language learning activities suit yo
Read more…Looking back at my progress plan something that I mentioned that has actually really helped me with my progress in learning Nepali has been watching instructional and YouTube videos in my free time. It definitely helped with pronunciation and sentenc
Read more…Growing up in Nepal, I was never told explicitly to follow one religion. As a Buddhist living in a Hindu-majority country, the lines between Hinduism and Buddhism was extremely blurred . Up until 2007 before the government of Nepal declared Nepal a s
Read more…For the final month of SDLAP 113 lecture, I met with my language partner Somyung Kim and Warren Chae over Zoom. We started off our lessons and returned to the same concept of speaking in only Korean with occasional English only for words that we do n
Read more…My target language, Nepali, belongs to Indo-European language (sometimes, but not commonly, also referred to as the Indo-Aryan) language. Nepali is written in the Devanagari script, similar to Sanskrit and Hindi. It shares a lot of similarities with
Read more…How do languages go extinct? Respond to the readings, and reflect on what happens when a language dies? How can linguists help preserve a language? Can a ‘dead’ language ever be brought back to life? What efforts are currently underway to document li
Read more…Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these considerations enhance your understanding of the target language
Read more…Do some preliminary research on what interests you about the target culture and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge to engage this topic? If so, have you included objectives in your
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