A history of signing– between narration and transcription. Methodological notes for collecting and developing the accounts of deaf people
The article presents a pioneer project in Poland concerning the recording of biographical accounts of deaf and hearing-impaired people connected with Wrocław’s Deaf community. The authors discuss methodological issues related to the translating of sign language into Polish and the recording of a vis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ośrodek "Pamięć i Przyszłość" - "Remembrance and Future" Centre
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej |
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| Online Access: | https://wrhm.pl/wrhm/article/view/166/110 |
| Summary: | The article presents a pioneer project in Poland concerning the recording of biographical accounts of deaf and hearing-impaired people connected with Wrocław’s Deaf community. The authors discuss methodological issues related to the translating of sign language into Polish and the recording of a visual and spatial language in the form of text. They also characterize the challenges faced by the research team implementing the “Signing history” project and reflect upon the mistakes made during the project |
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| ISSN: | 2084-0578 |