Stokoe notation
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Stokoe notation is a system for transcribing the structure and components of sign languages using written symbols.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sign language notation system
ⓘ
writing system for sign languages ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stokoe system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stokoe transcription system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Gallaudet University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | phonemic analysis of sign ⓘ |
| component | chereme ⓘ |
| contributedTo | recognition of ASL as a natural language ⓘ |
| creator | William Stokoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sign Language Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual features ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| developedFor | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dezMeaning | handshape of the sign ⓘ |
| field |
deaf studies
ⓘ
sign linguistics ⓘ |
| goal | demonstrate linguistic structure of sign languages ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
dez
ⓘ
sig ⓘ tab ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
limited representation of non-manual markers
ⓘ
not widely used for everyday writing by Deaf communities ⓘ primarily suited for ASL rather than all sign languages ⓘ |
| hasTranscriptionLevel | phonological ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first systematic phonological notation for a sign language ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
HamNoSys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SignWriting NERFINISHED ⓘ later sign notation systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notationType | linear notation ⓘ |
| notationUnit |
symbol for handshape
ⓘ
symbol for location ⓘ symbol for movement ⓘ |
| publicationAuthor | William Stokoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
linguistic analysis of sign languages
ⓘ
transcription of sign languages ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| sigMeaning | movement of the sign ⓘ |
| tabMeaning | location of the sign ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic research
ⓘ
descriptive grammars of sign languages ⓘ sign language dictionaries ⓘ |
| uses |
Latin-based symbols
ⓘ
diacritics ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | featural notation ⓘ |
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