Review published In: Sign Language & Linguistics
Vol. 22:1 (2019) ► pp.155–169
Book review
Eleni Orfanidou, Bencie Woll & Gary Morgan (eds.), Research methods in sign language studies: A practical guide
Published online: 9 October 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00033.occ
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00033.occ
Article outline
- Part I.Collecting data WITH the Deaf community (3 chapters)
- Chapter 1. Ethics, Deaf-friendly research, and good practice when studying sign languages
- Chapter 2. The Deaf community as a “special linguistic demographic”: Diversity rather than disability as a framework for conducting research with individuals who are Deaf
- Chapter 3. Dissemination and transfer of knowledge to the Deaf community
- Part II.Different ways of collecting sign language data (3 chapters)
- Chapter 4. Collecting and analyzing sign language data: Video requirements and use of annotation software
- Chapter 5. Transcription and notation methods
- Chapter 6. Instrumented measures of sign production and perception
- Part III.Collecting linguistic data on sign languages (6 chapters)
- Chapter 7. Sign language fieldwork
- Chapter 8. Research methods for studying the form of signs
- Chapter 9. Methods of research on sign language grammars
- Chapter 10. Documentary and corpus approaches to sign language research
- Chapter 11. Methods in carrying out language typological research
- Chapter 12. Data collection in sociolinguistics
- Part IV.Collecting cognitive data on sign languages (4 chapters)
- Chapter 13. Research methods in psycholinguistic investigations of sign language processing
- Chapter 14. Methods in bimodal bilingualism research
- Chapter 15. Studying sign language acquisition
- Chapter 16. Research methods in studying reading and literacy development in Deaf children who sign
- Part V.Collecting brain data on sign languages (3 chapters)
- Chapter 17. Studying sign language processing using neuro-imaging
- Chapter 18. Studying sign language disorders: Considering neuropsychological data
- Chapter 19. Using and developing language and cognitive assessments with Deaf signers
- A final note
