Flemish Sign Language development

Wille, Beatrijs; Mouvet, Kimberley; Vermeerbergen, Myriam; Herreweghe, Mieke Van

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“…The phenomenon of babbling, first observed around the age of 10 months, is not exclusive to speech, but a universal phenomenon in which vocal and manual babbling coexist, have the same function, and follow a similar course over time (Petitto & Marentette, 1991;Petitto, 1997;Masataka, 2000;Wille, Mouvet, Vermeerbergen, & Van Herreweghe, 2018). In addition, research has shown a clear developmental pattern within the manual parameters where more complex parameters are replaced by less complex ones (Morgan, 2014;Wille et al, 2018). The most accurate parameter is found to be location, followed closely by movement, whereas handshape is considered least error resistant.…”

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“…The most accurate parameter is found to be location, followed closely by movement, whereas handshape is considered least error resistant. This is especially visible when a marked handshape is replaced by an unmarked handshape (C, A, S, 1 or 5) (Boyes Braem, 1990;Mann, Marshall, Mason, & Morgan, 2010;Marentette & Mayberry, 2002;Wille et al, 2018). Unmarked handshapes tend to be more frequent and motorically and visually simpler than the marked handshapes.…”

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Taking as a case in point Cypriot Arabic (CyAr), a severely endangered language spoken in Cyprus, this paper discusses the results of the research project MapCyArS (Mapping Cypriot Arabic speakers: An investigation into linguistic demography and the sociolinguistic profile of Kormakiote Maronites), funded by the A G Leventis Foundation at the University of Cyprus (2017-2020), and highlights the need to change the way we consider language testing and assessment to fit the sociolinguistic situation of less widely spoken, oral and/or endangered languages and their communities. In the case of CyAr, we need to consider the fact that it is a language of oral tradition that has suffered severe reduction on all linguistic levels and it is not a first language for people under 40 anymore.1 Although the CEFR is designed also for lesser used and taught languages, it has nevertheless been applied to very few, among them: Catalan, Galician, Basque, Friulan or Welsh, etc., which are officially recognized within their respective areas of use. Conversation Verbal L2 vs Verbal L1The task consists of using CyGr or translanguaging to provide short answers to questions asked in CyAr LEVEL 1 LEVEL 0 Fails to understand CyAr and correctly respond in SG 3 /(Cy)Gr Correctly understands CyAr and responds in SG/(Cy)Gr 5 Conversation Verbal L2 vs Verbal L2 The task consists of using CyAr to provide short answers to questions asked in CyAr LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 0 Fails to understand and correctly respond in CyAr Correctly understands common sentences and responds in CyAr Correctly understands a wide range of conversation 6 Metalinguistic/ Grammatical Verbal L2 vs Verbal L2The task consists of completing orally metalinguistic or grammatical tasks such as declining a verb, giving the plural of a noun, translating etc. LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 0Unable to accomplish any metalinguistic task Able to accomplish simple metalinguistic tasks Able to accomplish complex metalinguistic tasks Conclusion 3Designing an assessment test for an endangered oral language like CyAr is a complex objective that needs to take into consideration the oral character of CyAr, its endangered situation and the advanced state of its replacement by (Cy)Gr.The oral character of CyAr suggests that we move away from reading and writing as means to evaluate oral skills. Its endangered situation suggests that traditional approaches in testing and assessment by level of competence (A1, A2, etc.) should be abandoned in favour of a more flexible type of evaluation. The advanced state of CyAr replacement by (Cy)Gr leads towards a more flexible use of language resources to evaluate speakers' proficiency, and invites us to capitalize on the use of (Cy)Gr or translanguaging to do so. The project is, therefore, also an opportunity to re-examine the baselines of language assessment used for modern languages in order to adapt them to conditions of orality and severe endangerment.

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Deaf people use visual language and communication strategies naturally. Moreover, hearing people (both young children and adults) can also benefit from sign language and the visual strategies that deaf parents and teachers use with young children, an example of deaf gain. This paper will provide an overview of the concept of deaf gain, review previous research on deaf parents’ visual strategies for interacting with young deaf children, and suggest ways for professionals and hearing parents with young children to integrate these visual strategies. We will also discuss the research-based visual strategies used by deaf adults and teachers outlined in a tip sheet from the Deaf Leadership International Alliance (DLIA), with examples from two popular curricula used by early intervention: the SKI-HI Deaf Mentor Program and ASL at Home.

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The road to language through gesture

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This study explores the role of gestures in Flemish Sign Language (VGT) development through a longitudinal observation of three deaf children’s early interactions. These children were followed over a period of one and a half year, at the ages of 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. This research compares the communicative development of a deaf child growing up in a deaf family and two deaf children growing up in hearing families. The latter two children received early cochlear implants when they were respectively 10 and 7 months old. It is the first study describing the types and tokens of children’s gestures used in early dyadic interactions in Flanders (Belgium). The description of our observations shows three distinct developmental patterns in terms of the use of gestures and the production of combinations. The study supports the finding that children’s gestural output is subject to their parental language, and it further indicates an impact of age of cochlear implantation.

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Flemish Sign Language development

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Survey datasets of VIKKE assessment tool on children's Finnish Sign Language development

Survey datasets of VIKKE assessment tool on children's Finnish Sign Language development

Deaf gain: visual communication for all young children

The road to language through gesture

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