2. RESULTS 2.1. EFFECTS OF DEVICE. Here we present the full results for the effect of
each device on the acoustic measurements. All statistical results are from mixed effects …

The sociolinguistics of sign languages parallels as well as complements the sociolinguistics
of spoken languages. All of the key areas of sociolinguistics, such as multilingualism …

Many domains of sociolinguistic enquiry have contributed to the development of our
understanding of the sociolinguistics of sign languages, ranging from studies in language …

Verb agreement in signed languages has received substantial attention for a long time.
Despite the numerous analyses about the linguistic status of verb agreement, there is little …

Usage-based linguistics postulates that multi-word expressions constitute a substantial part
of language structure and use, and are formed through repeated chunking and stored as …

Both the concept of native speaker/signer and the term itself have been widely critiqued
across fields of language research. However, this term is still often used uncritically by …

Sign Language StudieS is introducing a new section titled “Reports on Ongoing Research.”
These short research briefs are intended to provide a format for researchers to report on …

In this chapter, we argue that the usage-based notion of recycling of sequential units, as it
has been articulated in the study of multi-word expressions in spoken languages, provides a …

Since the 2003 edition of this volume, major technological advances for the users and
researchers of sign languages—that is, visual languages—have been nothing short of …

In this dissertation, I examine how fingerspelled words and core signs in American Sign
Language (ASL) reduce as they are repeated. This investigation is motivated by theories of …