Spanish base lengua de signos

[amikama]

Hello, two issues in this entry:

1)

lengua de signos, lenguaje de signosnf, nm + loc adj	(habla por gestos)	sign language n
	Sonia es sordomuda y habla por lenguaje de signos.
	Sonia is deaf and dumb and speaks in sign language.

"Sordomudo/a" and "deaf and dumb" are now considered offensive by the Deaf community. It should be replaced by "sordo/a" and "deaf", respectively. The sample sentences should read:

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Sonia es sorda y habla por lengua de signos.​

Sonia is deaf and speaks in sign language.​

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2)

lenguaje de señas loc nom m	(para sordos y mudos)	sign language n
	(UK)	British Sign Language n
	(US)	American Sign Language n

British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) are two specific examples of sign languages, while lenguaje de signos/señas refers to sign language as a general term. Thus, both should be removed from this entry. It's like translating Inglés to "British English" and "American English"

 

[fenixpollo]

"Sordomudo/a" and "deaf and dumb" are now considered offensive by the Deaf community. It should be replaced by "sordo/a" and "deaf", respectively. The sample sentences should read:

I will make this change to the English sentence and send the report to the Spanish base team so that they can evaluate your suggested change to the Spanish sentence.

British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) are two specific examples of sign languages, while lenguaje de signos/señas refers to sign language as a general term. Thus, both should be removed from this entry. It's like translating Inglés to "British English" and "American English"

I will make this change to the English terms. The changes will be visible within a couple of months. Thank you for your valuable input!

 

[n.ares]

Thanks for your comments. I've made some adjustments in these entries of the Spanish base dictionary taking amikama's feedback into account. Changes will be visible on the website once the bilingual dictionaries are updated in the next few months.