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Title | Linguistics Experts Compile Database to Compare International Sign Languages |
Body | From http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2008/081006/08100609.htm Linguistics experts compile database to compare international sign languages by Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu October 6, 2008 Two researchers in the Department of Linguistics are engaged in a comparative study of sign languages from around the world. With support from a two-year, $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Professor Harry van der Hulst and Rachel Channon, a research specialist, have compiled a database that contains information on nearly 12,000 signs from six different sign languages. The information recorded includes hand shape, movement, location of the movement, and other characteristics for each sign. The database, known as SignTyp, uses Excel software and will be posted to the Web as a resource available to any researcher interested in sign language. Read more about this project at http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2008/081006/08100609.htm . |
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