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Research Methods in Sign Language Studies

A Practical Guide
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Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a seminal work exploring sign language research across linguistics, psychology, brain research, and language assessment. It covers ethical and political issues, core methodologies, and the collection of diverse data types including linguistic, cognitive, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological. Featuring perspectives from global researchers, many of whom are deaf, it promotes viewing the field through diversity rather than disability.
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This book is invaluable for researchers, students, and professionals in sign language studies, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and education, especially those seeking an inclusive, international perspective.

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This is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment. It summarizes all relevant methodologies and provides a detailed synopsis of how to do necessary research.

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Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment.

It examines a broad range of topics, including ethical and political issues, key methodologies, and the collection of linguistic, cognitive, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological data. The book provides tips and recommendations to improve research quality at all levels and encourages readers to approach the field from the perspective of diversity rather than disability.

Additionally, the work incorporates research on sign languages from Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Africa, bringing together top researchers on the subject from around the world, including many who are themselves deaf.

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Described by Sign Language & Linguistics as an accessible, well-organised guide, this book benefits anyone interested in sign language research or methodology. It is praised for its comprehensive coverage and practical recommendations to enhance research quality.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118271414

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 March 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 179.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 748g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Eleni Orfanidou is Lecturer ofCognitive/Experimental Psychology at the University of Crete,Greece. She was previously Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CityUniversity London, UK, and Research Fellow at the DeafnessCognition and Language Research Centre at University CollegeLondon, UK. She has published on various aspects ofpsycholinguistics and neurolinguistics in Journal of CognitiveNeuroscience, Journal of Memory and Language, andNature Communications. Bencie Woll is Professor of Sign Language Studies andDirector of the Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre atUniversity College London, UK. She was elected as a fellow of theBritish Academy in 2012. She is the co-author or co-editor of manybooks, including her most recent, Sign Language: AnInternational Handbook (2012) and The Signs of a Savant(2010). Gary Morgan is Professor of Psychology at City UniversityLondon and Deputy Director of the Deafness Cognition and LanguageResearch Centre at University College London, UK. He has publishedwidely on sign language acquisition, theory of mind development,and psycholinguistic studies of sign languages, and he hasdeveloped several tests for assessing language skills in children.He is the co-author of several books, including Directions inSign Language Acquisition (2002) and The Signs of aSavant (2010).

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