December 19th, 2017
Haha, yes! I love that part too! :D
By the way, I think some of the words she is signing are italicized for emphasis, right? So this makes me think, how do you do emphasis or tonal difference in sign language?
Though I guess even with speech, we use a lot of meta-communication and gestures to add emphasis, so I guess body language can convey that.
posted at 2:31am on December 19th, 2017
Good question - I don't know (and would like to), but more emphatic gesticulation and other body language seems logical.
Be interesting to see Jonan's usual sarcasm at work through signing :D
posted at 3:05am on December 19th, 2017
I am not a native ASL user or sign language expert by far. But I can tell you from what I do know that emphasis in ASL can be done a lot of different ways - by varying the speed of a sign, the size of it, repeating it, adding facial expressions, etc.
posted at 12:32pm on December 19th, 2017
Comment by MagpieM
I love Tareth's determination to teach Jonan some fricking sign language already. If she has to sign about corpses, then, by golly, she'll sign about corpses!
Also, it's never a bad time for a handsign lesson, Sev. What are you even talking about.
posted at 1:21am on December 19th, 2017