We propose a tracking adaptation to recover from early tracking errors in sign language recognition by optimizing the obtained tracking paths w.r.t. the hypothesized word sequences of an automatic sign language recognition system. Hand or head tracking is usually only optimized according to a tracking criterion. As a consequence, methods which depend on accurate detection and tracking of body p...

This paper introduces the RWTH-PHOENIX-Weather corpus, a video-based, large vocabulary corpus of German Sign Language suitable for statistical sign language recognition and translation. In contrast to most available sign language data collections, the RWTH-PHOENIX-Weather corpus has not been recorded for linguistic research but for the use in statistical pattern recognition. The corpus contains...

A new interpretation is given to the most complex theoretical problem – relation of concepts value function. The relations in language are reflected by thinking between linguistic meanings, which turn reflect ‟substances” reality comprehended mind. term-concept linguistics includes a potential or already defined form expression has meaning that manifests itself speech as represents ‟sign conten...

Tai (2005) argues for the importance of iconicity as a fundamental property of language, illustrating the modality effects of iconicity through the study of a set of iconic devices used in Taiwan Sign Language (TSL). This paper extends Tai’s research, in exploring the iconic devices used in another Asian sign language, Chinese Sign Language (CSL). Some preliminary comparisons are made in this p...

From an evolutionary point of view, it does not appear unnatural to assume that language form is forged by the sociobiological conditions of its use. Thus spoken language tends to evolve sound systems and grammars that can be explained, at least in part, with reference to the fact that it is spoken. It uses the vocal-auditory channel and ought therefore to exhibit adaptations to the development...

A number of different mass storage systems are in use in the scientific communities. The Storage Element (SE) is a Grid interface to storage systems being developed as a part of the European Union DataGrid project [EDG]. It enables Grid clients to access data in the storage systems in a uniform way, i.e. without knowing which storage system they are talking to. The SE provides a flexible interf...

Developed tool is one of system tools for easier access to various scientific areas and real time interactive learning between lecturer and for hearing impaired students. There is no demand for the lecturer to know Sign Language (SL). Instead, the new software tools will perform the translation of the regular speech into SL, after which it will be transferred to the student. On the other side, ...

Communication is the oldest art of living being to express the thought. It also helps in the progress of society through a robust and complex way of networking. Human being communicates through speech, language, sign language, drawing and complex gesture. While, non-human animals are known to use less complex procedure to communicate with each other. Echolocation and pheromone mediated communic...

This study investigates the communicational role that iconic hand gestures (see McNeill 1985) play in everyday talk. When we talk about iconic gestures, we are referring to very special sorts of hand movements, which most people produce unconsciously, and which seem to convey meaning associated with the content of spontaneous speech. Iconic gestures must be distinguished from all other types of...