SignPhon: A phonological database for sign languages

Crasborn, Onno A.; van der Hulst, Harry; van der Kooij, Els

doi:10.1075/sll.4.1-2.15cra

Article published In: Sign Transcription and Database Storage of Sign Information
Edited by Brita Bergman, Penny Boyes Braem, Thomas Hanke and Elena Antinoro Pizzuto
[Sign Language & Linguistics 4:1/2] 2001
► pp. 215–228

SignPhon

A phonological database for sign languages

Onno A. Crasborn | Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics, Leiden University

Harry van der Hulst | Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics, Leiden University

Els van der Kooij | Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics, Leiden University

Published online: 18 October 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.4.1-2.15cra

This paper describes the SignPhon database, a tool for phonological research. The history and goal of the project are outlined, and the database is briefly compared to other projects like HamNoSys and SignStream. We present the structure of the database and an overview of the fields that are included. We conclude with a discussion of the experiences that we have had in using the database for our research.

Keywords: Sign language, phonology, phonetics, transcription, phonological database, notation, methodology

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