Why are there different languages? A common explanation is that different languages arise
from the gradual accumulation of random changes. Here, we argue that, beyond these …

Understanding Linguistic Fieldwork offers a diverse and practical introduction to research
methods used in field linguistics. Designed to teach students how to collect quality linguistic …

Certain historical processes and sign language ideologies have led to the dissemination of
American Sign Language (ASL) signs throughout Southeast Asia via deaf education …

It has become increasingly clear that current threats to global linguistic diversity are not
restricted to the loss of spoken languages. Signed languages are vulnerable to familiar …

Abstract Abstract (International Sign) Sign languages can be categorized as shared sign
languages or deaf community sign languages, depending on the context in which they …

Much like early speech, early signing is characterised by modifications. Sign language
phonology has been analysed on the feature level since the 1980s, yet acquisition studies …

The deaf population of Martha's Vineyard has fascinated scholars for more than a century
since Alexander Graham Bell's research on the frequent occurrence of deafness there and …

The diverse sign languages (SLs) between established deaf community SLs and homesign
have been called the “grey area” of SL linguistics, by virtue of their resistance to …

Typological comparisons have revealed that signers can use manual elements and/or a non-
manual marker to express standard negation, but little is known about how such systematic …

In my dissertation, I focus on the documentation and comparison of indigenous sign
languages in Yucatán, Mexico. I conducted fieldwork in four Yucatec Maya communities with …