Description
Interjectional Exercises is the title of a page of Alexander Graham Bell's "Visible Speech", from 1867. It was an attempt to produce a way of writing the sounds of speech systematically, to help the illiterate to read, and the Deaf to speak -- a failed enterprise for reasons that it took linguists a long time to understand.It's also the title of a performance by the artist Rowland Hill, which includes material in BSL. I sponsored the restoration of the Portico Library's copy of the book, which touches on two topics at the centre of my research.
Period | 15 Jul 2019 |
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Event type | Performance |
Location | Manchester, United KingdomShow on map |
Keywords
- Deafness
- phonetics
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Visible Speech
- linguistics
- BSL
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Projects
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CFH2a KIT - Engaging with the Deaf Community: Raising awareness of the British Sign Language Translation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Project: Other project › Other internal award
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ESRC IAA: Engaging with the Deaf Community: Raising awareness of the British Sign Language Translation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Project: Other project (funded) › Restricted grant