On Legal Terms in GESL
Keywords:
Terminology, Terms of justice, GESLAbstract
Georgian Sign Language (GESL) is facing great challenges with regard to terms. For the Deaf community formed under the Soviet reality, it was clearly not necessary to use most legal terms for a number of political and socio-economic reasons. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the languages of the Deaf communities went through reintegration processes following the reintegration of the countries, former republics, and the new reality has given rise to new needs. One such need is to solve terminology issues in the sign languages.
It can be said that there is, in fact, a complete lacuna in this area of GESL. There is no scientific or methodological literature on the production of terms in this sign language, although relevant European and American experiences can be shared.
This article discusses how legal terms in GESL are created in Georgia and what types of challenges and problems arise during this process. It also discusses the conceptual processes behind sign-term creation. Three types of term production are described and appropriate examples provided.
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