scholarly journals A Brief Note on the Methodological Issues in Investigating Sign Language Basic Constituent Orders

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
婉萍 施
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Basic Constituent

Iconic strategies in lexical sensory signs in Finnish Sign Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarkko Keränen
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Strategy Type ◽  
Semantic Fields ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Strategy Types ◽  
Hand Action ◽  
Three Components

Abstract Iconic strategies—methods of making iconic forms—have been mostly considered in terms of concrete semantic fields such as actions and objects. In this article, I investigate iconic strategies in lexical sensory signs—signs that semantically relate to the five senses (sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste) and to emotions (e.g., anger)—in Finnish Sign Language. The iconic strategy types I discuss are hand-action, entity, drawing, and locating. I also discuss the indexical strategy type (e.g., finger pointing). To gain as rich and broad a view as possible, the mixed methods in the research consist of three components: intuition based, intersubjective, and statistical analyses. The main findings are (1) that, in order from most preferred to least preferred strategy, the hand-action, the entity, the indexical, and the drawing were found in lexical sensory signs; the locating strategy was not found at all, and (2) that the interpretation of iconic strategies is not always unambiguous and absolute. In conclusion, I reflect on methodological issues, and suggest that the concept of cross-modal iconicity and indexicality should be further studied in sign language linguistics.

scholarly journals Delving Into the Unknown: An Experience of Doing Research With d/Deaf Prisoners

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 355-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Kelly-Corless
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Visual Language ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
British Sign Language ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
British Sign

This article acts as a reflexive account of my experience of doing qualitative research with d/Deaf people in a prison setting. This research was the first in England and Wales (excluding small-scale unpublished undergraduate dissertations) to include semi-structured interviews with multiple d/Deaf prisoners, and thus the journey documented is both innovative and unique. Because I was entering unmarked territory methodologically, my experience was laden with obstacles, as is discussed throughout. Key issues explored relate first to the process of gaining access to d/Deaf prisoners, second to researcher–participant language barriers, and third to issues of ethics and authenticity generated by the Deaf participants’ preference for a visual language (British Sign Language) in a setting like prison. Guidance is given throughout about how to overcome complex methodological issues, and concluding remarks include a set of recommendations for prospective researchers.

Methods for Studying Sign Languages

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceil Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Deaf Community ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Sign Languages ◽  
Black Deaf

This chapter begins by sharing an anecdote involving recruiting members of the Houston black Deaf community for a project on Black ASL to participate in the filming. The anecdote serves as an example of the kinds of methodological issues that can arise when collecting sociolinguistic data in Deaf communities. Many of these issues are of course not unique to Deaf communities—researchers who work in spoken-language communities encounter many of the same issues. The chapter discusses methods for the sociolinguistic studies in sign language communities. It includes four main topics: data collection, defining variables and constraints, data reduction, and dissemination of the findings.

Understanding the Communication Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Who Are Deafblind

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Sandy K. Bowen ◽  
Silvia M. Correa-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Linguistically Diverse Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Different Cultures

America's population is more diverse than ever before. The prevalence of students who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CLD) has been steadily increasing over the past decade. The changes in America's demographics require teachers who provide services to students with deafblindness to have an increased awareness of different cultures and diversity in today's classrooms, particularly regarding communication choices. Children who are deafblind may use spoken language with appropriate amplification, sign language or modified sign language, and/or some form of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

Narratives and Goals

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon M. Laham ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima
Keyword(s):  
High Achievement ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
Behavioral Task ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Goal Priming ◽  
Behavioral Assimilation ◽  
Construct Accessibility

Goals are a central feature of narratives, and, thus, narratives may be particularly potent means of goal priming. Two studies examined two features of goal priming (postdelay behavioral assimilation and postfulfillment accessibility) that have been theorized to distinguish goal from semantic construct priming. Across the studies, participants were primed with high achievement, either in a narrative or nonnarrative context and then completed either a behavioral task, followed by a measure of construct accessibility, or a behavioral task after a delay. Indicative of goal priming, narrative-primed participants showed greater postdelay behavioral assimilation and less postfulfillment accessibility than those exposed to the nonnarrative prime. The implications of goal priming from narratives are discussed in relation to both theoretical and methodological issues.

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