汉语手指字母在上海手语和南京手语中的使用情况

Survey on the Using Situation of Chinese Finger Alphabet in Shanghai Sign Language and Nanjing Sign Language

手指语是由以《汉语拼音方案》为基础的汉语手指字母构成的。调查上海手语和南京手语发现,汉语手指字母在上海手语中出现了15个,在南京手语中出现了13个,两种手语中都出现的汉语手指字母为B、H、J、K、S、Z、ZH、SH。调查结果显示,汉语手指字母在手语中的使用数量还是非常有限的,这从另一个侧面证明手语是自然语言。

Finger language is composed of Chinese finger alphabets on the basis of Chinese Piny- in Scheme. Through the investigation of Shanghai Sign Language and Nanjing Sign Lan gu ag e , there are 15 species Chinese finger alphabets appeared in Shanghai Sign Language and 13 spe-cies finger alphabets in Nanjing Sign Language. The alphabets of B , H , J , K , S , Z , Z H , SH are both used in above two sign languages. The result of the investigation showed that the number of Chinese finger alphabets in the sign languages is very limited, and from the other side it showed that sign language is a natural language.