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Spatial metaphors in antonym pairs across sign languages [PDF]
, 2020 We analyze sign locations in 776 signs from 16 antonym pairs across 27 sign languages to examine metaphorical mappings of emotional valence (positive vs. negative) along different spatial axes.
Börstell, Carl,, Lepic, Ryan
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Sign Languages in Village Communities [PDF]
, 2012 This book unites the work of both anthropologists and linguists who have conducted fieldwork in rural signing communities around the globe. In most cases, these signing communities have emerged in response to a high incidence of (often hereditary ...
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The Signs of Silence – An Overview of Systems of Sign Languages and Co-Speech Gestures
ELOPE, 2019 The paper presents an overview of sign languages and co-speech gestures as two means of communication realised through the visuo-spatial modality. We look at previous research to examine the correlation between spoken and sign language phonology, but ...
Emilija Mustapić, Frane Malenica
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Glossa PsycholinguisticsIn this article, we look at sign duration and signing rate in corpora of three sign languages – British Sign Language (BSL), Dutch Sign Language (NGT), and Swedish Sign Language (STS). We investigate whether token frequency and sociolinguistic variables (e.g., age, gender, region) influence the production rate of signing.
Carl Börstell +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi +10 more
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Semantic Fields in Sign Languages. Colour, Kinship and Quantification [PDF]
, 2016 This book presents primary data and typological comparisons across sign languages with respect to three semantic fields: kinship terms, colour terms and quantification.
Zeshan, Ulrike, Sagara, Keiko
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Discover EducationSign bilingual education (SBE) is a relatively new model of educating deaf learners that embraces equitable use of sign and oral languages in inclusive education environments. For deaf learners, Sign Language is used for instruction and the oral language
Patrick Sibanda
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Sign languages: Then and now [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2020 A way of communication on an equal footing with oral and written speech is sign language. Oral speech is a common way of communication, written speech has, with the development of information technologies, been taking up more and more space.
Isaković Ljubica S. +2 more
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The signing brain: the neurobiology of sign language
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2008 Most of our knowledge about the neurobiological bases of language comes from studies of spoken languages. By studying signed languages, we can determine whether what we have learnt so far is characteristic of language per se or whether it is specific to languages that are spoken and heard.
MacSweeney, Mairéad +3 more
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The Role of “Adult‐Onset” Cancer Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current literature estimates that 10% of pediatric cancers are caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Variants in CPGs thought to increase cancer risk exclusively during adulthood are referred to as “adult‐onset” CPGs (aoCPGs).
Maria Rozo +5 more
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