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Research methods in sign language studies : a practical guide /

"Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment. Examines a broad range of topics, including ethical and political issues, key metho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Orfanidou, Eleni (Editor ), Woll, B. (Bencie) (Editor ), Morgan, Gary, 1968- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Colección:Guides to research methods in language and linguistics ; 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Collecting Data WITH the Deaf Community; 1 Ethics, Deaf-Friendly Research, and Good Practice When Studying Sign Languages; Introduction; Deaf-Friendly Research Methods; Ethical Considerations for Research in Developing Countries; Establishing Good Practices in Field Research; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; 2 The Deaf Community as a "Special Linguistic Demographic"; Introduction.
  • Predominant Medical/Rehabilitation/Normative-Educational Frameworks in the Demographic Studies of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of HearingA Linguistic Basis for Demographic Studies; Issues and Challenges; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; 3 Dissemination and Transfer of Knowledge to the Deaf Community; Introduction: The Sign Language Community as a Research Population; The Public Engagement Process; Public Engagement at the Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; Acknowledgments.
  • Part II: Different Ways of Collecting Sign Language Data4 Collecting and Analyzing Sign Language Data; Introduction; Collecting Sign Language Data; Using Software to Annotate Sign Language Data; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; 5 Transcription and Notation Methods; Introduction; Sign Orthographies and Glossing; Phonetic Transcription; Other Types of Annotation; Standardization of Annotations; An Outlook: Open Data and Computer-Assisted Annotation; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; Acknowledgments; 6 Instrumented Measures of Sign Production and Perception; Introduction.
  • Motion CaptureData Glove Systems; Video-Based Movement Analysis; Eye-Tracking; Reaction-Time Studies; Discussion; Directions for Future Research; Suggested Readings; References; Part III: Collecting Linguistic Data on Sign Languages; 7 Sign Language Fieldwork; Introduction; Literacy, Bilingualism, and Endangerment; Descriptive and Documentary Linguistics; Practical, Personal, and Interpersonal Issues; Technical Issues; Grammatical Analysis: Elicitation and Text Collection; Collecting Lexical Data; Metadata; Processing and Analysis of the Data; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References.
  • Acknowledgments8 Research Methods for Studying the Form of Signs; Research Question; Data and Data Collection; Signers; Equipment: Prompts and Cameras; Annotation: Transcription and Coding; Data Storage: Database and Spreadsheet Software; Analysis; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; Acknowledgments; 9 Methods of Research on Sign Language Grammars; Basic Vocabulary; Lexicon Studies; Verb Classification and Grammatical Roles; Sentence Types and Discourse Structure; Coding Strategies; Suggested Readings; References; 10 Documentary and Corpus Approaches to Sign Language Research.