Historical Sign Language Database
Georgetown University
May 4, 2024
| Signer: McGregor, Robert P. (1912b) Title of film: The Lady and the Cake Number of segments: 14 | ||||
| ASL | English | Segment | URL | |
| AGO+ LIVE FEMALE~ONE QUEEN BEAUTIFUL INTELLIGENT(wg,int) pn:FRANCE(exp). | Long ago, in France there lived a beautiful and intelligent queen. | 1 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=1 | |
| 3P-POSS-PL(arc_rt,error) | (false start) | 2 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=2 | |
| 3P-POSS(lt) FEMALE, UNDER SERVE~AGENT TROUBLE EAT HUNGRY GO-TO cl-d:55(river-to-lt) FOUNDATION(bridge) YELL(2h-alt) WANT(rf) BREAD++. | One time, the queen heard one of her subjects crying under a bridge by the river; crying for bread to satisfy her hunger. | 3 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=3 | |
| DET-IX(lt) FEMALE BS:-to-rt WHERE TROUBLE 2P-IX(rt)? | She asked the girl why she was troubled. | 4 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=4 | |
| bs:-to-lt 3P-POSS(lt) SERVE~AGENT EAT WANT BREAD+. | The girl replied, "Your servant is hungry and wants some bread". | 5 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=5 | |
| bs:-to-rt W-H-Y(slow,int) NEGATIVE GIVE-2P SWEET cl-d-trace:1onB(cake)? | The queen then said, "Why not give the girl some cake." | 6 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=6 | |
| bs:-to-ctr MAYBE 1P-IX-PL(1P-arc-3P) THINK FEMALE DET-IX(lt) STUPID(int). | We may think the queen stupid for this suggestion, | 7 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=7 | |
| NO-NO INTELLIGENT BUT 3P-IX(lt) SAME(exp,int) NOW MANY+ TEACH~AGENT WANT+ HELP(-to-rt) DEAF, | But this is not so; she was very intelligent, but just like many teachers today who want to help the Deaf, | 8 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=8 | |
| DEAF HOW THINKING, TRUE STUPID NOT INTELLIGENT(int). | They believe that the Deaf are stupid and not intelligent. | 9 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=9 | |
| 3P-IX(lt) DEAF WANT GIVE(rt), gs:OH-WELL! GIVE(rt) SAY++++. | So, they want to give speech to the Deaf. | 10 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=10 | |
| bs:-to-lt BUT DEAF WANT gs:NOTHING(int) SAY+++. | But the Deaf do not want speech; | 11 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=11 | |
| WANT BREAD(int) SIGN WANT. | They want the bread; they want their Sign Language. | 12 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=12 | |
| bs:-to-rt gs:NO-NO 2P-IX UNDERSTAND gs:NOTHING, 1P-IX-PL KNOW GOOD LIVE(rf) GIVE RED~SUGAR cl-d-trace:1onB(cake,3x). | But the teachers insist, "You do not understand, we know how to provide you with a good life; we will give you cake." | 13 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=13 | |
| bs:-to-lt DEAF gs:WAIT(int) SUGAR cl-d-trace:1onB(cake,circ)... | But the Deaf reject the sweet cake... | 14 | hsldb.georgetown.edu/films/tablefilm.php?source=mcgregor_cake&keyid=14 | |