Signed language corpora / .Jordan Fenlon and Julie A. Hochgesang, editors ; foreword by Trevor Johnston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fenlon, Jordan, editor.

Hochgesang, Julie A., editor.

Johnston, Trevor, writer of foreword.

Series:

Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; v. 25.

The Sociolinguistics in deaf communities series ; volume 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language--Grammar.

Sign language.

Corpora (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Jordan Fenlon and Julie A. Hochgesang present a revolutionary contribution to the field of signed language linguistics with Signed Language Corpora, the first volume to provide a comprehensive overview of the creation, development, and use of signed language corpora. This work will advance discussions on corpus linguistics as a methodology and its place in signed language linguistics research. The ability to search corpora to obtain information about the frequency of patterns in language is an important step forward for signed language research. Access to large datasets will expand scholarly understandings of signed language structure in ways never before possible. Through reflective discussions on the processes of creating, using, and utilizing corpora, the editors and contributors hope that other linguists will be inspired to take similar steps. The descriptions provided in this book have been written to provide a framework for those eager to develop or make use of signed language corpora for their respective signed language varieties. Creating signed language corpora is significant not only for linguistic research, but for the long-term preservation of collected texts that include the stories and histories of signed language communities. Additional areas of focus include the use of signed language corpora in applied settings, the ethics of working with signed language communities, and the future of this methodology in research."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Trevor Johnston

Introduction to signed language corpora / Jordan Fenlon and Julie A. Hochgesang

Creating corpora: data collection / Thomas Hanke and Jordan Fenlon

Good practices in annotation / Gabrielle Hodge and Onno Crasborn

Searching and utilizing corpora / Carl Börstell

Applied uses of corpora and other types of signed language corpora / Lorraine Leeson, Ronice Müller de Quadros, and Marianne Rossi Stumpf

Signed language corpora and the ethics of working with signed language communities / Julie A. Hochgesang and Nick Palfreyman

Signed language corpora: future directions / Adam Schembri and Kearsy Cormier.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Fenlon, Jordan Signed Language Corpora

ISBN:

9781954622067

1954622066

OCLC:

1315647172