Mayer Connie
Am Ann Deaf. 2017;161(5):552-559. doi: 10.1353/aad.2017.0005.
While there have been attempts to develop written systems for signed languages, none have been widely used or adopted. In his article in an American Annals of the Deaf special issue that also includes the present article, Grushkin makes a case not only for why, but how efforts should be renewed to develop a written signed language, suggesting that increased written-English competence will be a consequence of increased competence in written and signed American Sign Language, with literacy-related skills transferring across languages. The present author responds in terms of what is known about linguistic interdependence in spoken-language contexts and in light of the evidence base from hearing bilinguals. She argues that, given the field's current context, no compelling rationale exists for pursuing this route to literacy for deaf learners, and that other routes are more workable from pragmatic, theoretical, and evidence-based perspectives.
虽然人们曾尝试为手语开发书面系统，但没有一种得到广泛使用或采用。格鲁什金在发表于《美国聋人年鉴》特刊（本文也收录其中）的文章中，不仅阐述了为何要重新努力开发书面手语，还说明了应如何进行这一努力。他认为，书面英语能力的提高将是书面和手语形式的美国手语能力提高的结果，与读写相关的技能会在不同语言间迁移。本文作者依据口语环境中语言相互依存关系的现有知识，并结合听力正常的双语者的证据基础进行了回应。她认为，鉴于该领域目前的情况，没有令人信服的理由为聋人学习者选择这条通往读写能力的途径，从务实、理论和基于证据的角度来看，其他途径更可行。
