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Historia migana – między narracją a przekładem. Uwagi metodologiczne do zbierania i opracowywania relacji osób niesłyszących
A history of signing – between narration and transcription. Methodological notes for collecting and developing the accounts of deaf people

Author(s): Lucyna Kościelniak, Ewelina Moroń
Subject(s): Oral history, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Ośrodek »Pamięć i Przyszłość«
Keywords: hearing impaired;deaf;history of sign language;oral-visual history; oral history

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a pioneer project in Poland concerning the recordingof biographical accounts of deaf and hearing-impaired peopleconnected with Wrocław’s Deaf community. The authors discussmethodological issues related to the translating of sign languageinto Polish and the recording of a visual and spatial language in theform of text. They also characterize the challenges faced by the researchteam implementing the “Signing history” project and reflectupon the mistakes made during the project.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 35-68
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish