Endangered sign languages in village communities

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Marie Carla Dany Adone
• Subject Area: General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages
• Term: from 2009 to 2014
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 135372766

The main aim of this IP is to investigate three endangered sign languages used in three very interesting rural contexts: 1. Yolngu Sign Language, (henceforth YSL), an Australian Aboriginal sign language in Arnhem Land in the North of Australia, 2. Kata Kolok, (henceforth KK), a village sign language in the North of Bali, Indonesia, and 3. County Sign, (henceforth CS), a rural sign language in Jamaica. These three sign languages are genetically not related, and as such, provide a fascinating opportunity for crosslinguistic typological study.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Netherlands, USA
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Maarten Mous; Dr. Angela M. Nonaka; Professorin Dr. Ulrike Zeshan