Showing papers on "Sign (semiotics) published in 2022"

Managing sign language data from fieldwork.

Abstract: Surprisingly little information is available about how linguists who are documenting sign languages are managing their data. This case study is based on my experiences of documenting Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) from 2010 onwards through the construction of a corpus of spontaneous data from 131 participants. This discussion of data management reflects some of the particular challenges of being based in the UK while conducting fieldwork in the ‘global South’, and includes informed consent, collecting data with the community, and making decisions about data processing. I also consider where those who are new to this field might find information about sign language data management, and future directions for managing sign language documentation data.

A Comprehensive Review on Text to Indian Sign Language Translation Systems

Abstract: Language is the primary means of communication used by every individual. It is a tool to express greater ideas of ideas and emotions. It shapes thoughts and carries meanings. Indian Sign Language (ISL) used by the Deaf Community in India, does have linguistic constituents and structural properties. The area of computer science and linguistics, dealing with the relationship between computers and human language, is natural language processing. Through lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, processing discourses, pragmatic analysis, it processes the data. In determining the meaning of a sentence, it is critical to analyze the syntactic structure. In this paper, current computer sign language translators are considered and their pros and cons are identified and discussed. The general approaches followed by the systems are discussed. A new approach for construction of sign languages is proposed, thus resulting in increase in the accuracy of the system in translating the input phrases.