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Workshop: Introduction to sign language linguistics

August 21, 2017
Kathryn Davidson will be leading a three-day introduction to sign language linguistics, as follows:
  • Tuesday Aug 22, 1-3pm: focus on morphology (including agreement)
  • Wednesday Aug 23, 12-2pm (note the earlier time by 1 hr): focus on syntax and clause structure
  • Thursday August 24, 1-3pm: focus on phonetics, phonology, and psycholinguistics

The workshop will take place in Room 420 at 2 Arrow St (access into building using Harvard ID or else buzz #013). 

Recommended readings:

  1. pp. 1-54 from Sandler, W., & Lillo-Martin, D. (2006). Sign language and linguistic universals. Cambridge University Press.
  2. pp. 279-368 from Sandler, W., & Lillo-Martin, D. (2006). Sign language and linguistic universals. Cambridge University Press.
  3. pp. 4-54 from Pfau, R., Steinbach, M., & Woll, B. (Eds.). (2012). Sign language: An international handbook (Vol. 37). Walter de Gruyter.