Wednesday, January 2, 2008

I want to share you a new term, it's Amerisilan...

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Dianrez said...

A suggestion: look up the Deaf American magazine v29:3-7, about 1971, give or take a few years. It might be found in the Gallaudet Library.

Lou Fant, a Gallaudet professor and CODA who became an actor at the National Theater of the Deaf and one of history's best interpreters, invented the word Ameslan to support ASL as a language equal to all others. He wrote it up in the Deaf American.

The term never did take off, despite Dr. Stokoe's publications around that time that raised ASL to national recognition.

Materials still exist written by Fant: Ameslan; An Introduction to American Sign Language
Publisher: Joyce Media

January 3, 2008 at 7:24 AM
Beaux Arts de Boutjean said...

I was around there when Lou Fant coined a term, "Ameslan," in the early 1970s. I do not know why the term has never been adopted.

Perhaps you would like to google
"Ameslan" at Gallaudet's web or
consult GU's reference librarian,
thomas.harrington@gallaudet.edu.

January 3, 2008 at 7:40 AM
deafk said...

Hi, Aslpride,

Yeah, I have heard about the word, Ameslan a while ago. It did not come popularly as Deafhood does. However, ASLian is a different word, and spelling differently from Ameslan. Again we are dealing with the two words that are spelling similiarly, and it is up to you to work further on this. It is never easy to coin a new word... Give it a try, and see if there is a way to make it stronger.

Yes, I agree about people using ASL is entirely different from the group that are Deaf, i.e. Deafhood. Completely different concepts and I do not see any conflict here!

Good luck... I am curious all about this! I would like to be called ASLian, yeah!

deafk

January 3, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Aslpride said...

Thank you for comments, of course a new term will always bring more questions than answers. I hope anyone can post questions in amerisilan.info that I will answer every question about Amerisilan. I will add more vlogs regarding Amerisilan and the reason why I pick "ASLAN." I want everyone to know that I did develop the term of Amerisilan and ASLAN before I knew about Lou Fant who develops a term of Ameslan. My brother who specialized in ASL history and a ASL instructor. He did tell me that someone did create a term of ASLIAN in 70's. I will ask him for the person's name. After I learn about other people who suggest a new term for people who use ASL. The problem is no simple explanation on its term. I have developed a term of Amerisilan with simple concept of glossary.

Here is define for Amerisilan (ASLAN)

Amerisilan

-Noun
1. A person who use America Sign Language without speaking.

-Verb
1. A person who have ability to understand and express to a person who use America Sign Language without speaking include, but not limited to face expression, gesture, signing, or finger spelling.

-Adjective
1. Of or relating to a person who use America Sign Language without speaking include, but not limited to language, characteristic, or culture.

If you have any questions, I am happy to answer any question.

I would like to add that I did not in any form of intention to discredit or steal idea from Netripized, but it is very important for everyone to understand that Netripized and I are in same path as 'Deaf" is not solution to culture included its language and characters. New term is the solution. I hope Netripized and I can work together to make this happen. :)

January 3, 2008 at 2:33 PM
drmzz said...

Interesting. Don't we love being assigned or reinvented with labels? People in society too with self or job titles. :)

January 3, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Aslpride said...

drmzz, my goal is this new term to be last one. It will be hard, but we really need a comfort zone and common cause. "Deaf" hasn't help us at all, but lead to many wars between deaf people who use ASL and deaf people use vocal language. Amerisilan recognize the people who use ASL without any biased like a labels with word as deaf, hard of hearing, slight deaf, hearing, very hard of hearing, power deaf, almost deaf, deafies, big or small d for deaf, etc. I am tired and ready to land a new boat that have no oppression because right now, we are in wearing boat with different categories of deaf. Sure enough, we are small in categories of deaf and we are oppressed in that boat. That's applied to a crab theory in "deaf" boat. I walked out from the deaf boat to a boat called ASLAN. I am not expecting people to accept it overnight, but from this point, you will understand when my next vlog mention about me as ASLAN. The new boat contains new comfort zone and common cause. Call me on VP if you would like to continue discuss about it. :)

January 3, 2008 at 6:44 PM
drmzz said...

aslpride, I do understand where you're coming from with this. Rather a radical approach and will ASLians be respected better as a minority, that remains to be seen. Interesting and I think is doable. Cheers.

January 3, 2008 at 7:14 PM
drmzz said...

Correction: "linguistic minority." Right on. :)

January 3, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Unknown said...

ASLPride -

Awesome vlog!

I am in the process of replying your queries via vlog. check it out soon!

-Sean
a.k.a. Netripized

January 3, 2008 at 8:02 PM

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