Thank you and goodbye!
Thank you for participating in this introductory sign language course. We hope that you will continue to explore Catalan Sign Language and the sign language in your home community. Share …
Course: Introduction to Catalan Sign Language: Speaking with Your Hands and Hearing with Your Eyes
Mary, the grandmother
In this video, Delfina tells the story of Mary, a grandmother, and her grandson Thomas. Did you find this video more difficult to understand than the previous Little Red Riding …
Week 6 wrap-up
This week has been intense and full of contents, and we focused on complex aspects of Catalan Sign Language: plural formation and agreement, sign space and narration. Due to the …
The kitchen
In this video Santi describes the kitchen of a house. Would you describe the kitchen similarly if you were placed with your back in front of the fridge? What would …
The bathroom
In this video Santi describes the bathroom of a house. Do you recognize the signs for mirror, drawer, soap dispenser, shower and toilet?
Little Red Riding Hood
In this video, Delfina signs the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Do you recognise some signs from what you know about this story?
The studio
In this video Santi describes the studio of a house. Could you try to describe the same space in a different order? For example, starting from another point of the …
The bedroom
In this video Delfina describes the main bedroom of a house. If Delfina was in the bed, do you think she would describe the room in the same order?
Sign colours
In the videos below you’ll find the signs of some colours. Watch the videos and repeat the signs. In the next step, we’ll ask you to use them. Red Green …
The map
In this video Delfina describes the map of a house. Feel free to describe the map of your house and share your video.
The balcony
In this video Santi describes the balcony of a house. Do you recognize all signs he uses? Do you recognize chair, table, window and plants? Great!
The living room
In this video Delfina describes the living room of a house. Where do you think Delfina is located when describing the space?
Dou you want to know more? Verb agreement
In this video Santi discusses the two kinds of agreement in LSC: agreement with the grammatical person and agreement with the spatial location. Verbs in Catalan Sign Language use the …
Do you want to know more?
Verbs in Catalan Sign Language use the space in front of the signer’s body to express grammatical meaning. We can distinguish three main groups: verbs that do not modify their …
Linguistic versions: English, català castellano
English version below La versió en català, a sota de la versió en anglès Versión en castellano al final del documento English The course is taught in Catalan sign language …
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