2nd L (F–10) 3-4
Understanding
Language variation and change - Elaboration 5
- exploring similarities and differences in Auslan dialects through building
webcam relationships with other schools or through identifying and collecting
signs that differ in the northern (Qld and NSW) and southern (Vic., SA, WA and
Tas.) dialects, such as DINNER or AFTERNOON
- recognising that variation also occurs in spoken languages and noticing some
different words for the same thing in English, such as cossie/cozzie, togs or
bathers
- identifying Auslan signs or informal home signs that might be different from
signs used by other people
- considering adaptations to Auslan use when communicating in different physical
environments, such as in video chats, across a large yard, or when one or both
hands are occupied, for example, variations in vocabulary, size of signing
space, clarity of signs, use of fingerspelling and NMFs
- recognising variation in adaptation of signing between different users of
Auslan, for example, people who are deafblind use hand-over-hand signing and
tactile fingerspelling