SignMorph

A team of researchers at @unibirmingham working to understand how social structure, iconicity, and language change shape the morphology of signed languages

[EDI Caucus @edi_caucus]

What was the impact of #Covid19 on your career in UK's #research and #innovation ecosystem?
We're doing a nationwide survey, and are especially interested in minoritised groups. Currently we've only 1 response identifying as #Deaf.

https://t.co/18zzUQbzRQ

[George Wⓐlkden @gwalkden]

If this talk has whetted your appetite for this sort of thing, follow SignMorph @MorphSign (with added morphology!). #UKLVC14

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

Interested in applying for a postdoc on sign language documentation, sociolinguistics and/or typology with the SignMorph team (https://t.co/eFtdRJWHLT)? Please get in touch with me before 5th September! (NB UK visa costs are covered by this scheme) https://t.co/5qtpDA0qYx

[George Wⓐlkden @gwalkden]

The LAGB 2023 call for papers is now out! Featuring a special session on “Sociolinguistic typology: advances and challenges”, organized by @AdamCSchembri and me.

[Arjun Shrestha @arjstha]

Great experience from the workshop #drdeaf and building networking. Looking forward new updates

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

I'm delighted to officially welcome Neil Fox to the #SignMorph team! Neil will be working on BSL morphology and BSL community social networks studies. @MorphSign
Neil and I used to work together at @DCAL_UCL and also on projects with DCAL since that time. https://t.co/2KpfNLxKzF

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

Working with the @GlobLangRights (GCLR), #SignMorph has created draft BSL and IS translations of the GCLR statement on linguistic human rights. https://t.co/nkHNFic0cA

Thanks to Alex and Gavin at @Remark_UK for these translations.

Feedback welcome! @BDA_Deaf @WFDeaf_org

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

‘The structure of signing communities and lexical variation: A cross-linguistic study of three unrelated sign languages’ by @katie__mudd et al. #TISLR14 #SignMorph

[SignMorph @MorphSign]

Happy International Week of Deaf People 2022 from the SignMorph team (in our various signed languages)! #IWDP2022 @arjstha @MarahJaraisy @heproctor @hlutzenberger

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

Happy #IWDP2022!

[SignMorph @MorphSign]

The first conference paper from some of us on the SignMorph project (@hlutzenberger, @MarahJaraisy and @AdamCSchembri), collaborating with @fbisnath and visiting scholar @rehanaomardeen. Well done team!
More coming up at #TISLR14 and #ALT2022.

[Christian Rathmann @crathmann]

Conference on 'Deaf persons w/ experiences of language deprivation' started @HumboldtUni today. In the first presentation, @AgnesVillwock and @crathmann gave an introduction on language deprivation and their consequences from perspectives of neurosciences and psycho-linguistics.

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

For more information on the project: check out our website: https://t.co/eFtdRJWHLT

[Adam Schembri @AdamCSchembri]

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: SignMorph Project at the University of Birmingham. Applications due by 28/08/2022! Deaf applicants are particularly encouraged to apply. https://t.co/eDpk5q999n

[Gerardo Ortega @ortega_ger]

Our own @niaOaklandish presents her PhD work where she explores how iconicity contributes to colexification processes in two unrelated sign languages (BSL-DGS). Iconicity seems to show patterns not attested in spoken languages before #ILL13 #iconicity

[SignMorph @MorphSign]

@DrDaiJestive @AmandaS16188120 @kgbuckle Congratulations from us, and thank you too for the inspiration to keep pushing for BSL classes as part of Modern Language offerings here at the University of Birmingham!

[Endangered Languages Project @_ELProject]

Learning about the linguistic diversity of Mali - a country with about 60 languages, and a long history of multilingualism. "Even during the Ghana Empire, the ruling Soninke language wasn't imposed on others - it was just one language among others."

[SIGNS@HWU (aka Heriot-Watt BSL team) @HeriotWattBSL]

Available now to pre-order: new Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Translation & Interpreting with @HeriotWattBSL member. @rejadam as one of the editors https://t.co/hNXcExmE7k

[PLAYlab @NTIDplaylab]

We are looking forward to the amazing line up of presenters at ICSLA 4.
@LealaHolcomb will be giving an address about deaf cultural ways of teaching and learning.