What's the difference between sign language and pantomime?
A form of pantomime for deaf signers is Visual Vernacular, a popular performance art on the internet. There are many wonderful examples, like the story of Little Red Riding Hood by Dutchwoman Marie van Driesche, or the experiences of a golf ball.
Elsewhere on the internet
- Youtube: Pantomimeshow by Carlos Martinez.
- Youtube: Natalie Imbruglia's Torn, by a miming comedian.
- Youtube: Love poem in sign language by Wim Emmerik.
Wetenschappelijke literatuur
- Roland Pfau (2010), Handwaving & headshaking? On the linguistic structure of sign languages. In: Martí i Castells, J. & J.M. Mestres i Serra (red.), Les llengües de signes com a llengües minoritàries: perspectives lingüístiques, socials i polítiques (Actes del seminari del CUMIPB-CEL 2008). Barcelona: Institut d'Estudis Catalans, 59-84.
