North American Indian Sign Language Video Dictionary

北美印第安手语视频词典

• 批准号: 2302419
• 负责人: Melanie McKay-Cody
• 金额: $ 44.99万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302419&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: North; American; Indian; Sign; Language

Traditionally, North American Indian Sign Language (NAISL), also known as Hand Talk, was a vital inter- and intra-tribal language passed down through the generations across North America. In recent times, however, the number of NAISL signers has declined at an alarming rate. Without extensive and immediate documentation, the remaining signers today are likely the last carriers of tribal sign language knowledge. The creation of a NAISL video dictionary, made possible by this award, represents a significant step towards preservation of this rich cultural and linguistic resource for future generations. The NAISL dictionary project represents an important cultural contribution to Native Peoples as well as to fields of study such as American Indian studies, linguistics, anthropology, Indigenous education, history, and Sign Language studies. This project is a community-driven effort that gives tribes the tools to study their own unique sign languages and bring them back into use in their communities. The NAISL dictionary contains video recordings of signs demonstrated by signers from multiple tribal communities. Signs are categorized by tribal NAISL variety, meaning, and linguistic identifiers including handshape, location, movement, palm orientation and facial expression. Supplemental cultural and etymological information is also given for each entry. In addition, signs are classified as either public or private; private signs containing sensitive cultural information are retained and managed by relevant tribal language programs, while public signs are accessible to all. This project addresses the underrepresentation of NAISL in language and culture preservation as well as in scholarly research. Robust documentation and revitalization of NAISL is also motivated by a recent upsurge of interest in using traditional sign languages in Native communities. The video dictionary is shared with participating tribes and available to the public for research purposes. It is also distributed to tribes for use as educational material in language and culture. This award is made as part of a funding partnership between the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities for the NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure – NEH Documenting Endangered Languages Program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

传统上，北美印第安手语 (NAISL)，也称为手语，是一种重要的部落间和部落内语言，在北美代代相传。然而，近年来，NAISL 签名者的数量以惊人的速度下降。如果没有大量和直接的记录，今天剩下的手语者可能是部落手语知识的最后携带者。该奖项使 NAISL 视频词典的创建成为可能，代表着为子孙后代保护这一丰富的文化和语言资源迈出了重要一步。 NAISL 词典项目代表了对原住民以及美洲印第安人研究、语言学、人类学、原住民教育、历史和手语研究等研究领域的重要文化贡献。该项目是一项社区驱动的项目，为部落提供了研究自己独特的手语并将其重新在社区中使用的工具。 NAISL 词典包含来自多个部落社区的手语者展示的手势的视频记录。符号按照部落 NAISL 的多样性、含义和语言标识符进行分类，包括手形、位置、动作、手掌方向和面部表情。每个条目还提供了补充的文化和词源信息。此外，标志分为公共标志和私人标志；包含敏感文化信息的私人标志由相关部落语言计划保留和管理，而公共标志则可供所有人使用。该项目解决了 NAISL 在语言和文化保护以及学术研究方面代表性不足的问题。最近土著社区对使用传统手语的兴趣高涨也推动了 NAISL 的完善记录和振兴。该视频词典与参与部落共享，并可供公众用于研究目的。它还分发给部落用作语言和文化的教育材料。该奖项是美国国家科学基金会和国家人文基金会之间针对 NSF 动态语言基础设施 - NEH 记录濒危语言计划的资助伙伴关系的一部分。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。