An exploration of topics in linguistics of signed languages, including clinical aspects of hearing loss, sociolinguistics in Deaf communities, and linguistic models of signed languages.
Course Description: This course introduces students to a wide range of topics in the study of signed languages. We will discuss clinical aspects of hearing loss and explore Deaf culture from a sociolinguistic perspective. We consider the role manual gestures in language evolution and gain insights from contemporary studies of newly emerging sign languages. We will explore theoretical linguistic models of American Sign Language structure and review efforts to account for sign language recognition in the context of current psycholinguistic and neurobiological models of language processing. Note course is not designed to teach ASL and prior ASL knowledge is welcomed but not required.
Format: 3 hours lecture
Units: 4
Quarter(s): Fall 2024
Instructor(s): David Corina