Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
December 1, 2024
| Signer: McGregor, Robert P. (1912a) Title of film: The Irishman's Flea Number of segments: 17 | ||||
| ASL | English | Segment | URL | |
| FEMALE~FANCY(r-hand) MALE~FANCY(l-hand) HERE, ALWAYS WHEN 1P-IX HEAR ABOUT R-E-S-T-O-R-E-D T-O S-O-C-I-E-T-Y DEAF, THINK ABOUT pn:IRELAND 3P-POSS(rt) F-L-E-A. | Ladies and gentlemen, whenever I hear about a "restored to society" deaf person, I am reminded of the Irishman''s flea. | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=1 | |
| pn:IRELAND DET-IX(rt,rf) TROUBLE WITH ONE cl:11+++(flea-biting,2h-alt_on-body) TROUBLE DECIDE CATCH(int) | An Irishman was troubled by one persistent flea, so he decided to catch it. | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=2 | |
| cl:55-to-OO++(chest,undress), pose:look-on-body-to-aha!(raised-hands) 3P-IX(lt,dn) HAPPY pose:grab-at-leg-to-open hand pose:look-around cl:1(flea-at-rt-shoulder) pose:grab-at-shoulder-to-open-hand cl:1(flea-at-lt-chest)-to-grab-chest | He undressed and looked all over his body, but every time he thought he had that flea in his grasp, when he opened his hand, alas, no flea. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=3 | |
| pose: hands-waving NEVER OBTAIN. | He never did catch that illusive flea. | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=4 | |
| SAME(int) OFTEN HEAR ABOUT DEAF INDEFINITE IN THERE(rt) B-O-S-T-O-N SMART(int) SAY LIPREAD | Similarly, we often hear that there is a successful, intelligent oral deaf person in Boston. | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=5 | |
| pose:hand-on-hip(bs:lt) TRUE+? | Upon hearing this, | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=6 | |
| pose:ducked-for-speed(bs:rt) TROLLEY-CAR(-to-rt) ARRIVE(rf) | we hop the trolley and go to Boston. | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=7 | |
| pose: lean-fwd-looking OH-WELL?, | 8 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=8 | ||
| WRONG pose:lean-bwd gs:BACK-THERE(-to-lt_bwd) pn:NEW-YORK. | But are met with the response that this person is not in Boston, he is in New York. | 9 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=9 | |
| 1P-IX(rf) TRUE? | Really?! | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=10 | |
| pose:turn-around(-to-lt) cl:LEGS(ride-stagecoach,wg) pn:NEW-YORK, | We catch the next carriage to New York, | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=11 | |
| pose:lean-fwd(lt) THERE(rf,lt) gs:WHAT DEAF SMART LIPREAD SAY(rf)? | And ask where this intelligent oral person is. | 12 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=12 | |
| gs:NO-NO THERE(lc,arc_up) C-H-I-C-A-G-O. | Only to be told he is in Chicago. | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=13 | |
| 1P-IX(rf) pose:darn-it! TROLLEY-CAR(-to-lc) | We missed him again! | 14 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=14 | |
| pose: lean-fwd-looking | Always searching, | 15 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=15 | |
| NEVER FIND(2h) ALWAYS cl:LEGS(hops-from-place-to-place) | But never finding this illusive oral success. | 16 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=16 | |
| 1P-IX-PL FUTURE(l-hand) GET ONE(raised_brow) CORRECT SMART LIPREAD SAY++, MINGLE PEOPLE? FUTURE(rf)NEVER. | Will we ever find this deaf person who can communicate intelligently and freely with hearing society? Never! | 17 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_flea&keyid=17 | |