Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?

Vermeerbergen, Myriam; Demey, Eline

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“…In signed languages, however, the hands are the main articulators of both 'speech' and co-speech gesture (Vermeerbergen and Demey 2007). Multimodality is therefore sometimes defined as "the coexistence of linguistic and gestural modes, regardless of the physical channel of transmission-straightforwardly encompassing the two natural language systems, spoken and signed" (Sandler 2022, 1).…”

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Stance in Flemish Sign Language

Andries

Brône

Vermeerbergen

2022

BJL

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In this contribution, we offer a first exploration of stance expressions in Flemish Sign Language (VGT). Biber and Finegan (1989) define stance as the expression of feelings, attitudes, judgments, commitments, and assessments. The few studies focusing on stance in signed languages have shown that stance can be expressed by various structures and mechanisms such as lexical signs, manual gestures (e.g., Palm Up gestures) and embodiment/mental space blends. We will examine if these findings apply to Flemish Sign Language, and we will identify other means of expressing stance in VGT. In this exploratory study, we focus on the following questions: (1) which articulators and semiotic resources can be used in Flemish Sign Language to express stance?; and (2) How are visible bodily actions through different articulators integrated temporally in stance expressions? Our study is based on the analysis of about five hours of data from the Corpus Flemish Sign Language. We present examples from our dataset to illustrate that stance can be expressed through a range of structures and mechanisms (such as lexical signs, manual gestures, enactment, and non-manual features), expressed either sequentially or simultaneously by a multitude of articulators. Moreover, we zoom in on the phenomenon of stance-stacking and analyse how multiple stance expressions can be combined in VGT.

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Stance in Flemish Sign Language

Andries

Brône

Vermeerbergen

2022

BJL

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“…Non-Western signed languages were added to the picture and their study revealed that signed languages might not be as typologically homogeneous as it was once thought (Perniss et al, 2007). Research on the use of gesture combined with signs (e.g., Schembri, 2003;Liddell, 2003) and the first comparisons of signed and spoken languages (e.g., Baker et al 2003;Vermeerbergen and Demey, 2007) came on the scene.…”

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“…A comprehensive description of language use should rather be able to identify and elaborate on the similarities and differences in the way speakers and signers make use of space, iconicity and simultaneity and how these components are interwoven with the systematic and formal components of language. The fundamental condition for conducting such a comparison is also that which most promises to reshape and renew our knowledge of language and linguistic practices: namely the requirement to approach both signed and spoken language productions as primarily multi-channel activities (Vermeerbergen and Demey, 2007). This can be illustrated with the topics that are tackled in this volume, namely the expression of viewpoint, the conversational use of holds and the process of reformulation.…”

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Contrasting signed and spoken languages

Gabarró-López

Meurant

2022

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For years, the study of spoken languages, on the basis of written and then also oral productions, was the only way to investigate the human language capacity. As an introduction to this first volume of Languages in Contrast devoted to the comparison of spoken and signed languages, we propose to look at the reasons for the late emergence of the consideration of signed languages and multimodality in language studies. Next, the main stages of the history of sign language research are summarized. We highlight the benefits of studying cross-modal and multimodal data, as opposed to the isolated investigation of signed or spoken languages, and point out the remaining methodological obstacles to this approach. This contextualization prefaces the presentation of the outline of the volume.

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Hands Shaping Communication: From Gestures to Signs

Sparaci

Volterra

2017

Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics

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Sign + Gesture = Speech + Gesture?

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