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Occhino, Corrine; Fisher, Jami N.; Hill, Joseph C.; Hochgesang, Julie A.; Shaw, Emily; Tamminga, Meredith – Sign Language Studies, 2021
"Sign Language Studies" is introducing a new section titled "Reports on Ongoing Research." These short research briefs are intended to provide a format for researchers to report on projects for which research is ongoing but for which a timely research brief would be of interest to the "Sign Language Studies" (SLS)…
Descriptors: Deafness, American Sign Language, Sociolinguistics, Research
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Nicodemus, Brenda; Swabey, Laurie; Leeson, Lorraine; Napier, Jemina; Pettita, Giulia; Taylor, Marty M. – Sign Language Studies, 2017
Little is known about the nature of fingerspelling during sign language interpretation. In this small-scale, exploratory study, we examined the fingerspelling of interpreters working in five different sign languages: American Sign Language (ASL), Australian Sign Language (Auslan), British Sign Language (BSL), Irish Sign Language (ISL), and Italian…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Finger Spelling, Naming
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Wallang, Melissa G. – Sign Language Studies, 2015
Despite the fact that Indian Sign Language (ISL) has a significant influence on the native signers in northeastern India, no studies of ISL have yet taken into account the nature of the sign languages in use in this region. This article examines the emergence of both Shillong Sign Language and the Deaf community of Shillong and discusses the…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Multimedia Materials, Deafness, Foreign Countries
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Young, Lesa; Morris, Carla; Langdon, Clifton – Sign Language Studies, 2012
This study analyzes the manifestation of constructed dialogue in ASL narratives as dependent on the interface mode (i.e., face-to-face conversation, electronic conversation over videophone, and vlog monologues). Comparisons of eye gaze over three interface modes shows how aspects of constructed dialogue are altered to fit the communication mode.…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Language Variation, Deafness, Eye Movements
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Palmer, Jeffrey Levi; Reynolds, Wanette; Minor, Rebecca – Sign Language Studies, 2012
This pilot study examines whether the increased virtual "mobility" of ASL users via videophone and video-relay services is contributing to the standardization of ASL. In addition, language attitudes are identified and suggested to be influencing the perception of correct versus incorrect standard forms. ASL users around the country have their own…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Language Variation, Dialects, Language Planning