gumma - What is your sign for ...?？
In this project, participants are asked to see the illustrations of 100 items and label them by using Sign Language. The results are fascinating. You might be able to identify a range of regional and generational differences in each Sign Language expressions.
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This is an ongoing project. Only some parts of the data are available for viewing at this point. We hope to publish the entire data set in March, 2014. Stay tuned!
| 30's | 40's | 50's | 60's | 70's |
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| 30's | 40's | 50's | 60's | 70's | |
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| All |  | | | | |
| the moon | | | | | |
| Monkey | | | | | |
| Bird | | | | | |
| Chicken | | | | | |
| Dog | | | | | |
| Cat | | | | | |
| a sign language interpreter | | | | | |
| Water | | | | | |
| Apple | | | | | |
| Grapes | | | | | |
| Onion | | | | | |
| Potato | | | | | |
| Carrot | | | | | |
| Ramen noodles | | | | | |
| Salt | | | | | |
| Sugar | | | | | |
| Soy Saurce | | | | | |
| buckwheat noodle | | | | | |
| shochu spirits | | | | | |
| Sunday | | | | | |
| Monday | | | | | |
| Tuesday | | | | | |
| Wednesday | | | | | |
| Thursday | | | | | |
| Friday | | | | | |
| Saturday | | | | | |
| 8 months | | | | | |
| 8 years | | | | | |
| Red | | | | | |
| White | | | | | |
| Black | | | | | |
| Yellow | | | | | |
| Green | | | | | |
| Blue | | | | | |
| Brown | | | | | |
| Purple | | | | | |
| Pink | | | | | |
| Gold | | | | | |
| Silver | | | | | |
| Movie | | | | | |
| Cartoon | | | | | |
| Newspaper | | | | | |
| TV | | | | | |
| A school for the Deaf | | | | | |
| a dormitory | | | | | |
| Bus | | | | | |
| Tree | | | | | |
| Fire | | | | | |
| Tax | | | | | |
| a menstrual period | | | | | |
| Life | | | | | |
| Hobby | | | | | |
| Soil | | | | | |
| Travel | | | | | |
| Japan | | | | | |
| The United States | | | | | |
| 8 | | | | | |
| the United Kingdom | | | | | |
| 11 | | | | | |
| France | | | | | |
| 25 | | | | | |
| Italy | | | | | |
| 14 | | | | | |
| Australia | | | | | |
| 18 | | | | | |
| Korea | | | | | |
| 12 | | | | | |
| China | | | | | |
| 20 | | | | | |
| Nara | | | | | |
| 10 | | | | | |
| gumma | | | | | |
| 13 | | | | | |
| Okinawa | | | | | |
| 15 | | | | | |
| an old man | | | | | |
| an old woman | | | | | |
| Father | | | | | |
| Mother | | | | | |
| Son | | | | | |
| Daughter | | | | | |
| Grandfather | | | | | |
| Grandmother | | | | | |
| arithmetic | | | | | |
| the national language | | | | | |
| Science | | | | | |
| Social Studies | | | | | |
| English | | | | | |
| Sports | | | | | |
| Physical education | | | | | |
| Money | | | | | |
| 8 yen | | | | | |
| West | | | | | |
| 80 yen | | | | | |
| East | | | | | |
| 800 yen | | | | | |
| South | | | | | |
| 8000 yen | | | | | |
| North | | | | | |
| 80000 yen | | | | | |
| 30's | 40's | 50's | 60's | 70's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All |  | | | | |
| the moon | | | | | |
| Monkey | | | | | |
| Bird | | | | | |
| Chicken | | | | | |
| Dog | | | | | |
| Cat | | | | | |
| a sign language interpreter | | | | | |
| Water | | | | | |
| Apple | | | | | |
| Grapes | | | | | |
| Onion | | | | | |
| Potato | | | | | |
| Carrot | | | | | |
| Ramen noodles | | | | | |
| Salt | | | | | |
| Sugar | | | | | |
| Soy Saurce | | | | | |
| buckwheat noodle | | | | | |
| shochu spirits | | | | | |
| Sunday | | | | | |
| Monday | | | | | |
| Tuesday | | | | | |
| Wednesday | | | | | |
| Thursday | | | | | |
| Friday | | | | | |
| Saturday | | | | | |
| 8 months | | | | | |
| 8 years | | | | | |
| Red | | | | | |
| White | | | | | |
| Black | | | | | |
| Yellow | | | | | |
| Green | | | | | |
| Blue | | | | | |
| Brown | | | | | |
| Purple | | | | | |
| Pink | | | | | |
| Gold | | | | | |
| Silver | | | | | |
| Movie | | | | | |
| Cartoon | | | | | |
| Newspaper | | | | | |
| TV | | | | | |
| A school for the Deaf | | | | | |
| a dormitory | | | | | |
| Bus | | | | | |
| Tree | | | | | |
| Fire | | | | | |
| Tax | | | | | |
| a menstrual period | | | | | |
| Life | | | | | |
| Hobby | | | | | |
| Soil | | | | | |
| Travel | | | | | |
| Japan | | | | | |
| The United States | | | | | |
| 8 | | | | | |
| the United Kingdom | | | | | |
| 11 | | | | | |
| France | | | | | |
| 25 | | | | | |
| Italy | | | | | |
| 14 | | | | | |
| Australia | | | | | |
| 18 | | | | | |
| Korea | | | | | |
| 12 | | | | | |
| China | | | | | |
| 20 | | | | | |
| Nara | | | | | |
| 10 | | | | | |
| gumma | | | | | |
| 13 | | | | | |
| Okinawa | | | | | |
| 15 | | | | | |
| an old man | | | | | |
| an old woman | | | | | |
| Father | | | | | |
| Mother | | | | | |
| Son | | | | | |
| Daughter | | | | | |
| Grandfather | | | | | |
| Grandmother | | | | | |
| arithmetic | | | | | |
| the national language | | | | | |
| Science | | | | | |
| Social Studies | | | | | |
| English | | | | | |
| Sports | | | | | |
| Physical education | | | | | |
| Money | | | | | |
| 8 yen | | | | | |
| West | | | | | |
| 80 yen | | | | | |
| East | | | | | |
| 800 yen | | | | | |
| South | | | | | |
| 8000 yen | | | | | |
| North | | | | | |
| 80000 yen | | | | | |
