Workshop

Whole-Entity Classifiers in Sign Languages: A Multiperspective Approach

This meeting is held by our Young CAS Fellow Vadim Kimmelman (UiB).

For invited participants only.

 

The workshop is devoted to discussing ongoing research on two issues concerning classifier predicates: the choice of classifier handshape in case of synonymous classifiers, and the meaning contribution of the components of classifier predicates.

25 October - Presentations on the choice of classifier handshape

Vadim Kimmelman: Classifier choice in the corpus of Sign Language of the Netherlands

Ben Anible: Classifier choice in the corpus of Norwegian Sign Language

Jenia Khristoforova: Classifier choice in the corpus of Russian Sign Language

Pia Simper-Allen: Classifier choice in the corpus of Swedish Sign Language

Giorgia Zorzi: Classifier choice in the corpus of Catalan Sign Language

Beyza Sümer: Classifier choice in children acquiring Turkish Sign Language

26 October - Discussion and research on corpus data extraction

Morning session: Discussion of methods of studying classifier choice in corpus data

Afternoon session: Collaborative research using open-access corpus data from several sign languages

27 October - Designing an experiment to study semantics of classifier predicates

Vadim Kimmelman & Jacopo Romoli: A proposal for a semantic experiment

Brainstorming session on experimental design.