Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
Constructed Action in an Unfamiliar Sign Language Register
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<strong>Sign</strong> L<strong>an</strong>guages & Academia<br />
• Increas<strong>in</strong>g possibilities for Deaf students to enter universities<br />
• <strong>Sign</strong> l<strong>an</strong>guage is more commonly used<br />
But yet...<br />
• Strongly literal context:<br />
Major <strong>in</strong>fluence of written l<strong>an</strong>guage c<strong>an</strong> be expected<br />
• Written l<strong>an</strong>guage is predom<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>t (receptive <strong>an</strong>d productive)<br />
• Limited possibilities to develop <strong>an</strong> adequate register
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