Sign Language Linguistics Research Papers (original) (raw)

This article concerns the forms of involvement of « not scientific » actors in research, and the emergence of new expertises, through the case of linguistic researches on sign languages. We show that the main registers of participation of deaf locutors can be described as activities of cultural and lin- guistic mediations. We then analyze what are the tasks and the responsibilities endorsed by these people within a laboratory of linguistics specialized in the analysis of the Quebecois Sign Language. This article, which relies on an ethnographic analy- sis of these scientific activities, shows how the locutors invol- ved in these researches are becoming experts. It suggests articulating the studies on science, on forms of collective actions and on emergence of new expertises, and evokes the central character of an analysis of practices – even routine – of scientific inscription and communication.

This is the (earlier) electronically-submitted version of my M.Th. thesis, wherein I explore the question of whether a Eucharistic consecration in sign language is valid. I explore the question from both a systematic (emphasising Aquinas) and dogmatic (emphasising the dogmatic canons) perspective to arrive at the conclusion that 'sound' or 'utterance' lends no force to validity, but rather the force of sacramental validity inheres in the faith proclaimed by the Church that is expressed in the sacramental, and therefore Eucharistic, form.

- by Matthew-Anthony Hysell
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- Systematic Theology, Thomism, Augustine of Hippo, Dogmatic theology
- by Sylwia Łozińska
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- Sign Language, Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics, Polish Sign Langauge
- by Anne Baker and +1
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- Sign Language, Sign Language Linguistics, Dissociation and trauma, Sign Language Acquisition
- by Hope E . Morgan
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- Sign Languages, Fieldwork in linguistics, Kenya, Sign Language Linguistics

Abstract. In RoboCup Middle Size league (MSL) the main referee uses assisting technology, controlled by a second referee, to support him, in particular for conveying referee decisions for robot players with the help of a wireless communication system. In this paper a vision-based system is introduced, able to interpret dynamic and static gestures of the referee, thus eliminating the need for a second one. The referee's ges-tures are interpreted by the system and sent directly to the Referee Box, which sends the proper commands to the robots. The system is divided into four modules: a real time hand tracking and feature extraction, a SVM (Support Vector Machine) for static hand posture identification, an HMM (Hidden Markov Model) for dynamic unistroke hand gesture recognition, and a FSM (Finite State Machine) to control the various system states transitions. The experimental results showed that the system works very reliably, being able to recognize the combination of gestures a...

- by Paulo Trigueiros
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- Computer Vision, Sign Language, Machine Learning, Sign Languages
- by Maria Josep Jarque and +1
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- Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics, Word order

This paper presents a semiotic study of the distribution of a type of size depiction in lexical signs in six sign languages. Recently, a growing number of studies are focusing on the distribution of two representation techniques, i.e. the use of entity handshapes and handling handshapes for the depiction of hand-held tools (e.g. Ortega et al. 2014). Padden et al. (2013) find that there is cross-linguistic variation in the use of this pair of representation techniques. This study looks at variation in a representation technique that has not been systematically studied before, i.e. the delimitation of a stretch of space to depict the size of a referent, or space-based distance for size depiction. It considers the question whether the cross-linguistic variation in the use of this representation technique is governed by language-specific patterning as well (cf. Padden et al. 2013). This study quantifies and compares the occurrence of space-based distance for size depiction in the lexico...

- by victoria nyst
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- Sign Language Linguistics

The study of symmetry brings into play properties independent of the channel used (oral, written, gestural) that permit the comparison of two similar objects of like measure. The aims of this paper are twofold. First, the co-authors propose to examine symmetry through the lens of sign languages, which are unusual by virtue of their use of the visual-gestural channel; second, the authors do so by analysing a particular genre aimed at children, namely children’s poems in five sign languages and a fable narrated in Quebec Sign Language (LSQ). The paper places particular emphasis on the theoretical consequences for the description of sign language phonology. More precisely, the goal of the paper is to show that poetic structures in sign language are primarily based on a principle of symmetry that reveals itself at different levels of analysis.

- by Christopher Miller and +1
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- Prosody And Poetics, Sign Languages, Poetics, Linguistics
- by Ben Braithwaite
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- Deaf studies, Caribbean Studies, Linguistics, Sign Language Linguistics

1. ¿POR QUÉ LOS NIÑOS NECESITAN LENGUAJE PARA PENSAR? Los niños necesitan el lenguaje para pensar, porque el lenguaje es un modo de hacer tangente la realidad que nos rodea. La relación entre lenguaje y pensamiento no debería entenderse en una sola dirección, es decir, el lenguaje no solo les sirve para pensar, sino que el hecho mismo de poner en marcha procesos cognitivos simples hace que el niño vaya necesitando más lenguaje y recursos lingüísticos distintos para plasmar su pensamiento. De ahí que los niños empiecen señalando, haciendo referencia al aquí y ahora lingüísticamente; para luego empezar a hacer referencias al pasado y a expresar sentimientos propios, lo que les conduce a la utilización de la subordinación en el lenguaje. Al alcanzar esta característica de recursividad lingüística, dice Gary Morgan que cognitivamente el niño da un gran paso, ya que es capaz de introducir estructuras de distinto tipo en una estructura simple, lo que después se convierte en una especie de saco sin fondo En pocas palabras podría decirse que la relación entre lenguaje y pensamiento se trata de una relación de entrañamiento mutuo, en el que los progresos de una parte (lenguaje) tienen reflejo en la otra (pensamiento). Piénsese en una persona que está subiendo unas escaleras, necesita de ambas piernas para subir, además de manera consecutiva, la izquierda necesita de la derecha pero luego la derecha de la izquierda; lo mismo sucede con la relación entre lenguaje y pensamiento, es una relación de necesidad mutua. Gary Morgan al hablar de la relación entre la teoría de la mente y la sintaxis delimita algunas etapas en la que el contínuo de gradación es la propia complejidad introspectiva alcanzada con el lenguaje, de este modo, diferencia: la etapa social, privada, parcialmente interna, interna y de complejidad interna. Detrás de esta postura, con la que estoy totalmente de acuerdo, subyace la teoría del mentalismo, aunque hay que tener presente que existen otras como por ejemplo el innatismo. En cualquier caso, partiendo de la postura que acaba de mostrarse, la importancia del lenguaje para poner en marca los procesos cognitivos y viceversa es esencial, no solo a nivel académico, sino a nivel personal, como demuestra Gary Morgan con el análisis de la funciones ejecutivas en niños oyentes y sordos.

- by maria louro mendiguren
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- Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics

Personal names are used throughout the world irrespective of language, cultural setting, social class, ethnicity, and etc. However, how these names can be expressed and used can differ depending on both language and culture. Moreover, while hearing individuals are able to use and hear their personal (phonetic/official) names, Deaf individuals use name signs, particular signs associated with the individuals’ names, as a way to indentify themselves to others particularly within the Deaf community because personal names are not accessible in sign languages: it is difficult to teach social and linguistic significance of personal names to Deaf people, as they cannot hear the pronunciation of these names. The perception, formation and categorization of personal name signs is based on visual information, cultural beliefs of the Deaf community and linguistic means of expression. Present study which is a preliminary one for the formation of personal name signs in Turkish Sign Language (TİD) ...

- by abdullah topraksoy
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- Discourse Analysis, Turkish Sign Language (TID), Art, Sociolinguistics

This chapter has an intentional ethnographic "flavor" or " spice ". Reader will perceive that we decided to not only break the formal register of Anglo academic writing, but we have also desired that the content and our approach and display information reflects an experience, a particular kind of relationships, a way of seeing the world of the deaf and their interpreters. A look-always partially of course-in all possible ways. In the micro-novel The Incredible and sad tale of Innocet Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother (1978 [2010]) García Márquez features three characters: Eréndira (a prostituted young), Grandmother (a lady pimp) and Ulises (a liberating lover). We propose these characters in García Márquez's novel as metaphors for rethinking the social representations of sign language interpreters in Latin America. Are Latin American sign language interpreters as exploited young, who are waiting for developed countries to provide salvation come? Are they as heartless hearings looking to take advantage of the Latin American interpretation business and wealth herself at expense of deaf communities? Are interpreters as liberators, agents of change and social paradigms in the region? We suggest that the answer to these questions is complex, profiles constantly overlap. Through an interview to Latin American interpreter of experience, and a critical regional essay, we hope to contribute to rethink the ways of seeing the relationship between interpreters and deaf in Latin America.

This research is aimed mainly at positing an analysis and inventory of the classifiers in Peruvian Sign Language (Lengua de Señas Peruana, LSP) from a set of narratives and the consultation of LSP users. The study has been guided by Zwitserlood (2003)’s analysis proposal, which posits that it is necessary to restrict the set of elements that can be considered classifiers, analyzes classificatory hand configurations from the Distributed Morphology (DM) framework, and argues that they have a double function: a grammatical one, as agreement markers, when they appear in verbs of motion, existence and location (VELM), in which case they can properly be called classifiers; and a lexical one, as roots, in all the other contexts in which they can be found. The inventory posited in this study is centered in the first of these functions.

- by Rodrigo M. Madrid Vega
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- LSP, Sign Language Linguistics, Classifiers, Lengua de Señas Peruana

Bu calisma, Turk Isaret Dili(TID)’ nde isaret adlarinin olusumunu inceleyen ilk calisma olmasiyla birlikte, Turk Isaret Dili’nde isaret adlarina iliskin sistemi incelemeyi ve ad verme davranisini, kategoriler ve olusturma yontemleri bakimindan tanimlamayi amaclamaktadir. Bu amacla, anadili TID olan ve Ankara’da isitme engelliler derneklerine mensup olan 25 sagir kisi calismanin katilimcilari olarak belirlenmistir. Bu katilimcilara, kisisel yasamlari ve kendi isaret adlari hakkinda bilgi edinmeyi amaclayan birtakim sorular iceren bir anket isaret dili tercumani araciligiyla bireysel olarak uygulanmistir. Calismanin sonuclari, Turk Isaret Dili’nde dort farkli isaret ad grubu oldugunu gostermistir. Bu kategoriler, diger isaret dillerinde bulunan kategorilerle benzerlik tasimaktadir. Isaret parametrelerine gore yapilan inceleme sayesinde, Turk Isaret Dili’ndeki kisi isaret adlarinin kurala dayali ve sistemli oruntuler oldugu ortaya cikmistir.

- by abdullah topraksoy
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- Discourse Analysis, Turkish Sign Language (TID), Art, Sociolinguistics

Scholars of second language (L2) learning and teaching are increasingly exploring students' use of the L2 outside the classroom setting, in recognition of the powerful effect this self-directed study can have on language learning. Within sign language studies, students have long been exhorted to immerse themselves in the Deaf community. But until now we have lacked an evidence base of the degree to which they do this (or other out-of-class study), how effective they find it, or whether/ how engagement changes as proficiency develops. This study explores these issues by considering responses from 157 students enrolled in 4 different levels of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) units at the same tertiary institution. Findings indicate that students at all levels have low engagement with structured revision, but make good use of media resources and face-to-face interactions, and that uptake of these increase in relative frequency to their developing capabilities and personal networks. Innovative students also integrate Auslan study into everyday situations and interests.

Our contribution to "Sign languages of the World: A Comparative Handbook". I have not uploaded the paper for copyright reasons.

Humour is a prevalent feature in any form of human interaction, regardless of language modality. This article explores in detail how humour is negotiated in conversations among deafblind Australians who are fluent users of tactile Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Without access to the visual or auditory cues that are normally associated with humour (e.g. smiles, laughter, eye crinkles and ‘smile voice’), there is a risk that deafblind interactants will misconstrue humorous utterances as serious, or be unsure whether their conversation partner has got the joke. In this article, we explore how humorous utterances unfold in tactile signed interactions. Drawing on Conversation Analytic principles, we outline the ad hoc and more conventionalised signals deafblind signers use to signal amusement. Looking at humour in these conversations contributes to a greater understanding of how humour is conveyed across language modalities and further support for humour’s centrality to interactional solidarity.

- by Louisa Willoughby and +1
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- Language and Social Interaction, Conversation Analysis, Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics

In communities with an increased prevalence of hereditary deafness, social, and linguistic adaptations are found in response. Aulbers (1959) describes a high prevalence of deafness in a fishing village on the Dutch coast: Katwijk aan Zee. This article aims to assess the current prevalence of deafness in Katwijk, as well as the current sign language situation there. To this end, data were collected from various sources, including governmental studies on public health, archives, a genealogical database and interviews with deaf inhabitants of Katwijk. The various types of data confirm the presence of a higher prevalence of deafness in Katwijk that continues to date. Linguistic and anthropological research is needed to establish to what extent this has affected the experience and position of deaf people and their sign language usage in Katwijk.

- by victoria nyst
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- Demography, Deaf Culture, Deaf studies, Sign Languages
- by Oksana Tkachman
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- Sign Language Linguistics, Word Classes
- by Lotar Rasiński
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- Jacques Lacan, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Sign Language Linguistics

Mis à part quelques outils développés pour l’évaluation globale des compétences de l’ASL, il n’existe pas vraiment d’outils d’évaluation formelle de la production des formes phonologiques des langues signées et plus particulièrement de la LSQ. Notre objectif est de présenter la démarche de développement d’un outil d’évaluation de la phonologie de la LSQ. Cet outil, conçu par une équipe comprenant orthophonistes et linguistes, vise à donner aux orthophonistes un cadre pour tester la production d’enfants d’âge préscolaire. Dans un premier temps, nous expliquons comment ont été choisis les signes cibles et comment le degré de difficulté articulatoire a été défini, puis nous exposons l’hypothèse retenue pour rendre compte du degré de complexité articulatoire. Dans un deuxième temps nous présentons les résultats de l’essai d’un prototype auprès de deux enfants de trois ans et nous montrons comment cette préexpérimentation a permis de modifier l’outil. Dans un troisième temps, nous discutons du problème d’économie du système actuel de représentation phonétique de la LSQ d’une part, et de la forme des grilles d’évaluation de l’outil d’autre part.

This paper introduces the application of the Signs of Ireland (SOI) digital corpus in teaching at the Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The SOI corpus is one of the largest digital corpora of a signed language in the world, and is the most richly annotated. The extent of annotation allows for the corpus to be used not only by linguists, but also by teachers of Irish Sign Language, sign language interpreter trainers , and students themselves, opening up the possibility of greater autonomy in learning as well as the opportunity to map the SOI corpus onto broader developments. These developments include the blended learning honours degree in Deaf Studies, due to be launched in 2009 with This paper introduces the Signs of Ireland (SOI) corpus, a digital corpus that is richly annotated, and which is multi-functional with respect to the work of the Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). I will outline some of these aims, namely, the linguistic description of Irish Sign Language (ISL) as well as harnessing the corpus for use in teaching and learning in ISL classes, linguistics classes, and in interpreting and translation classes. I will demonstrate some of the search functionality of the corpus and outline the nature of some of the exercises that have been developed using the SOI corpus. I will also mention some examples of how the SOI corpus has been leveraged for assessment purposes and blended learning delivery (i.e. courses that are partly delivered in a face-to-face environment, and partly in an online environment).

While there is a growing literature on general characteristics of effective sign language teaching, relatively few studies have looked in detail at classroom practices or classroom discourse. This paper draws on detailed observation of six beginner Australian Sign Language (Auslan) classes and post-class interviews with the teachers in order to explore students’ errors and teacher feedback strategies. In line with prior experimental studies it shows errors of movement and handshape to be the most frequent type, and more phonologically complex signs to be especially prone to errors. Teachers expressed varied philosophies about error correction, but were observed to correct errors at broadly equal frequencies in their classes. The paper closes by reflecting on the relationship between error correction approaches and general teaching methods and suggests areas where the curriculum may benefit from reform.

- by Louisa Willoughby and +2
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- Sign Language Teaching, Sign Language Linguistics, Auslan

Purpose: We present the first study of echolalia in deaf, signing children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigate the nature and prevalence of sign echolalia in native-signing children with ASD, the relationship between sign echolalia and receptive language, and potential modality differences between sign and speech. Method: Seventeen deaf children with ASD and 18 typically developing (TD) deaf children were video-recorded in a series of tasks. Data were coded for type of signs produced (spontaneous, elicited, echo, or nonecho repetition). Echoes were coded as pure or partial, and timing and reduplication of echoes were coded. Results: Seven of the 17 deaf children with ASD produced signed echoes, but none of the TD deaf children did. The echoic children had significantly lower receptive language scores than did both the nonechoic children with ASD and the TD children. Modality differences also were found in terms of the directionality, timing, and reduplication of echoes. Conclusions: Deaf children with ASD sometimes echo signs, just as hearing children with ASD sometimes echo words, and TD deaf children and those with ASD do so at similar stages of linguistic development, when comprehension is relatively low. The sign language modality might provide a powerful new framework for analyzing the purpose and function of echolalia in deaf children with ASD.

- by Aaron Shield and +1
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- Language Acquisition, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Communicative Functions of Echolalia, Sign Languages
- by jacques tano
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- Sociology, Art, Sign Language Linguistics
- by Kadir Gokgoz
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- Sign Language Linguistics
- by Luis Escobar L.-Dellamary
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- Semantics, Gesture, Linguistics, Sign Language Linguistics

In this chapter, we extend a usage-based theory of Construction Morphology to the analysis of sign language structure, to address two long-standing categorization problems in sign language linguistics. Sign language linguistics traditionally distinguishes monomorphemic core lexical signs from multimorphemic classifier construction signs, based on whether or not a sign form exhibits analyzable morphological structure ("the Core vs. Classifier problem"). In this tradition, core signs are retrieved from the lexicon, while classifier signs are derived productively via grammatical rules. Sign linguists are also accustomed to classifying discrete and listable aspects of sign structure as language, while aspects of signing that exhibit more holism or gradience are considered to be gesture ("the Language vs. Gesture problem"). These categories of core vs. classifier on the one hand and language vs. gesture on the other derive from a shared source: the assumption that linguistic forms are built up from discrete building blocks. Instead, we analyze multimodal usage events in terms of constructions, conventional patterns of meaning and form containing both fixed elements and variable slots and organized in a structured network. We argue that the Construction Morphology approach leads to a uniform analysis of core and classifier signs alike, without resorting to an a priori distinction between language and gesture.

Assistive technologies gained traction in the medical field over the last few decades. Novel approaches have been developed in order to aid people with disability to communicate effectively. However, little research has been conducted on the other side of the coin, that is, assistive technologies to help people who do not have a disability to understand and comprehend the language of disabled. This study describes the early development of a hand alphabet recognition that intends to accomplish a functioning dactylology conversion from sign language to English print in a live streaming video. Through a video analysis, each frame is processed using a video segmentation technique to partition it into different segments (e.g., pixels of hand gesture). The dactylology conversion algorithm was implemented in a mobile application where users can watch video containing an on-screen sign language interpreter and understand fingerspelling used as a communication by hearing- and speech-impaired people.

- by Manuel B . Garcia
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- Image Processing, Machine Learning, Sign Languages, Assistive Technology

In contrast to previous discussions on agreement, this paper argues that matching of location is the single morphological exponent of verb agreement in sign languages, using data from Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). Therefore, we reject the analysis of path and/or directionality as agreement markers. We argue that "plain" verbs are actually capable of showing agreement, as long as there is no phonological restriction, if we consider the sharing of location features (co-localization) as the sole agreement mechanism. Agreement is not restricted to a subset of verbs and is actually more pervasive and productive than has been argued, thus challenging one argument against calling it agreement .

The focus of the paper is a phenomenon well documented in both monolingual and bilingual English acquisition: argument omission. Previous studies have shown that bilinguals acquiring a null and a non-null argument language simultaneously tend to exhibit unidirectional cross-language interaction effects — the null argument language remains unaffected but over-suppliance of overt elements in the null argument language is observed. Here subject and object omission in both ASL (null argument) and English (non-null argument) of young ASL-English bilinguals is examined. Results demonstrate that in spontaneous English production, ASL-English bilinguals omit subjects and objects to a higher rate, for longer, and in unexpected environments when compared with English monolinguals and bilinguals; no effect on ASL is observed. Findings also show that the children differentiate between their two languages — rates of argument omission in English are different during ASL vs. English target sessions differ. Implications for the general theory of bilingual effects are offered.

- by Adam Schembri and +2
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- Dialectology, Deaf studies, Sociolinguistics, Language Variation and Change

This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar (how sentences are structured), phonology (the building blocks of signs), morphology (the structure of signs), lexicon (vocabulary), semantics (how meaning is created), and discourse (how Auslan is used in context). The authors also discuss a range of myths and misunderstandings about sign languages, provide an insight into the history and development of Auslan, and show how Auslan is related to other sign languages, such as those used in Britain, the USA and New Zealand. Complete with clear illustrations of the signs in use and useful further reading lists, this is an ideal resource for anyone interested in Auslan, as well as those seeking a clear, general introduction to sign language linguistics.

- by Trevor A Johnston and +1
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- Languages and Linguistics, Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics, Auslan

James Smedley Brown was a meteoric yet overlooked figure in mid-nineteenth century American Deaf education. By the time he left the profession, he had served as the superintendent of two schools for the Deaf, contributed to the emerging national deaf education dialogue, and pioneered vocational education in asylums and institutions for the Deaf in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Although his professional career lasted only twenty years, his contributions were publicly noted by his professional peers and beloved by his students and their communities, but remain largely unknown to history. Most notably, Brown’s two attempts at signed language dictionaries in 1856 and 1860 would be the first — and for almost fifty years, the only — published reference works on the developing sign language in the United States, pushing back the timeline of exploring lexemic parameters an entire century before Stokoe, Casterline, and Cronenberg.

- by Bernadet Hendriks
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- Sign Language Linguistics

Regarding the question of typological variations for non-manual components, we propose a comparative description of body shift and head tilt in ASL, LSF and LSQ. We compare the distribution of selected forms (lateral, backward/forward and rotation) and functions (agreement, coordination, role shift, topic, new information and contrastive focus) and we discuss the interdependence between these two non-manual behaviours in sign languages.

- by Anne-Marie Parisot
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- Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics
- by Rafael Cavichiolli
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- Sign Language Linguistics

This paper presents an ontology which analyzes the domain of sign language phonology based on an autosegmental model, namely, Movement-Hold model. We re-use the event-based ontology of Bird and Klein, which constructs a common understanding of the structures in "autosegmental phonology”. By extending this temporal ontology to sign language, we assign appropriate meanings to autosegmental representations, and capture both simultaneous and sequential aspects of sign language phonology via temporal relations. Overall, we construct a mechanism that checks well-formedness of signs. This event based ontology for sign language phonology and its knowledge base are implemented by using Protege editor.

To date, no comparison of the sign languages of Denmark
and Iceland has been made, despite anecdotal reports of lexical
similarity in the literature.1 Before 1867 deaf children born in Iceland
were sent to Denmark to be educated—this practice, together with the
strong cultural, historical, and political ties between the countries and
the close association between the Deaf communities, suggests pronounced
linguistic contact and perhaps a high degree of linguistic similarity.
However, while Danish Sign Language (DSL) might have had
a considerable past influence over the variety used in Iceland, the burgeoning
autonomy of the Icelandic Deaf community has undoubtedly
led to a certain degree of divergence. This article reports on a preliminary
investigation of contemporary lexical similarity between the two
languages.

- by Russell R Aldersson and +1
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- Languages and Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Nordic languages, Sign Language Linguistics

امروزه حتی باوجود پیشرفت روزافزون علوم پزشکی، ناشنوایی و تبعات آن همچنان گریبانگیر قشر نسبتاً قابل توجهی از کودکان و بزرگسالان کشورمان می‌‌باشد. به روشنی مشخص است که ماهیت ارتباط و آموزش ناشنوایان با افراد شنوای جامعه، متفاوت است و مستلزم نگاهی ویژه و کارشناسانه، حاصل از همگرایی علوم مختلف از جمله علوم تربیتی، زبان‌شناسی، شنوایی‌شناسی و روانشناسی می‌باشد. در این بین، مسالۀ زبان (از هر نوع که باشد زبان اشاره یا زبان گفتاری) و آموزش آن در ناشنوایان با توجه به ماهیت طبیعی زبان و در نظر گرفتن پارامتر‌هایی از قبیل انواع ناشنوایی، شدت ناشنوایی، زمان وقوع ناشنوایی و زمان تشخیص ناشنوایی اهمیت بسزایی دارد. زبان اشاره و زبان گفتاری همواره مسائل بحث‌برانگیزی در حوزه مطالعات ناشنوایان بوده و هست. همواره رویکردها و روش‌های ارتباطی (ارتباطی-زبانی) و آموزشی مختلفی برای ناشنوایان وجود داشته و دارد. چیزی که فقدان آن در تحقیقات و پژوهش‌های انجام‌شده پیرامون ارزیابی این رویکردها و روش‌ها احساس می‌شود بررسی آنها از منظر علم زبان‌شناسی و ارتباط است. مخصوصاً آنجا که بحث انتخاب و آموزش زبان (زبان گفتاری/ زبان اشاره) به ناشنوایان مطرح می‌شود.

This paper present the linguistic situation of LSQ (sociocultural context, linguistic structure, etc.).

- by Anne-Marie Parisot
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- Sign Languages, Sign Language Linguistics, Quebec Sign Language