Variation, validation & dissemination of STEM signs found in LSF resources

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Gallaudet University - JSAC Multipurpose Room

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3-3-2024 3:30 PM

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3-3-2024 4:00 PM

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A number of STEM lexical resources in LSF have been created over the last twenty years, following various methodologies (Segouat & Josselin-Leray 2023). They are available on the Web and can be accessed by the general public, by learners as well as by language professionals (teachers, interpreters, translators). To date, these resources have hardly been researched in terms of the way they have been designed, the way they have developed and the way they are used (Segouat, Josselin-Leray & Ranvier 2022). Our presentation will focus on three main aspects. We will first look into the diversity of STEM signs which are found in the various resources for a given concept (is a concept represented by the same sign in the different resources?) and will investigate and discuss the rationale behind this variation (variations in LSF are acknowledged and widely accepted for the general lexicon, but what about for the specialized lexicon?). Then, we will explore the validation process of the proposed signs within each resource, providing insight on how it is carried out, in which context and based on which methodology. Finally, relying on the way those specialized signs have been coined - through visual iconicity (representing the concept), functional iconicity (focusing on how the concept works), conclusive iconicity (highlighting the consequences of the concept), or borrowing (from other sign languages) - we will assess their potential for dissemination.
References
Jérémie Segouat, Amélie Josselin-Leray & Maéva Ranvier (2022). “Co-constructing Specialized Knowledge in French Sign Language: a First Approach based on the Field of Architecture”, LSP 2022 Shaping Knowledge through language: LSP in theory and Practice, 23rd international conference on Languages for Specific Purposes, 12-13 Sept. 2022, Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jérémie Segouat & Amélie Josselin-Leray (2023). “An Overview of STEM Resources in LSF”, STEM Sign Language Workshop Gallaudet University, Washington, USA, March 1-2, 2023.

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Mar 3rd, 3:30 PM Mar 3rd, 4:00 PM

Variation, validation & dissemination of STEM signs found in LSF resources

Gallaudet University - JSAC Multipurpose Room

A number of STEM lexical resources in LSF have been created over the last twenty years, following various methodologies (Segouat & Josselin-Leray 2023). They are available on the Web and can be accessed by the general public, by learners as well as by language professionals (teachers, interpreters, translators). To date, these resources have hardly been researched in terms of the way they have been designed, the way they have developed and the way they are used (Segouat, Josselin-Leray & Ranvier 2022). Our presentation will focus on three main aspects. We will first look into the diversity of STEM signs which are found in the various resources for a given concept (is a concept represented by the same sign in the different resources?) and will investigate and discuss the rationale behind this variation (variations in LSF are acknowledged and widely accepted for the general lexicon, but what about for the specialized lexicon?). Then, we will explore the validation process of the proposed signs within each resource, providing insight on how it is carried out, in which context and based on which methodology. Finally, relying on the way those specialized signs have been coined - through visual iconicity (representing the concept), functional iconicity (focusing on how the concept works), conclusive iconicity (highlighting the consequences of the concept), or borrowing (from other sign languages) - we will assess their potential for dissemination.
References
Jérémie Segouat, Amélie Josselin-Leray & Maéva Ranvier (2022). “Co-constructing Specialized Knowledge in French Sign Language: a First Approach based on the Field of Architecture”, LSP 2022 Shaping Knowledge through language: LSP in theory and Practice, 23rd international conference on Languages for Specific Purposes, 12-13 Sept. 2022, Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jérémie Segouat & Amélie Josselin-Leray (2023). “An Overview of STEM Resources in LSF”, STEM Sign Language Workshop Gallaudet University, Washington, USA, March 1-2, 2023.