'Tiny numbers' are actually tiny: Evidence from gestures in the TV News Archive
We report a large-scale, quantitative investigation of manual gestures that speakers perform
when speaking metaphorically about numerical quantities. We used the TV News Archive …
when speaking metaphorically about numerical quantities. We used the TV News Archive …
Extracting sign language articulation from videos with MediaPipe
CA Börstell - Proceedings of the 24th Nordic Conference on …, 2023 - bora.uib.no
This paper concerns evaluating methods for extracting phonological information of Swedish
Sign Language signs from video data with MediaPipe's pose estimation. The methods …
Sign Language signs from video data with MediaPipe's pose estimation. The methods …
Documenting a reduction in signing space in Nicaraguan sign language using depth and motion capture
M Flaherty, A Sato, S Kirby - Cognitive Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we use motion tracking technology to document the birth of a brand new
language: Nicaraguan Sign Language. Languages are dynamic entities that undergo …
language: Nicaraguan Sign Language. Languages are dynamic entities that undergo …
A systematic investigation of gesture kinematics in evolving manual languages in the lab
Silent gestures consist of complex multi‐articulatory movements but are now primarily
studied through categorical coding of the referential gesture content. The relation of …
studied through categorical coding of the referential gesture content. The relation of …
Lexical comprehension within and across sign languages of Belgium, China and the Netherlands
CA Börstell - 2023 - bora.uib.no
There are hundreds of known sign languages around the world today, distinct languages
each with its own historical and cultural context. Nevertheless, it is well known among …
each with its own historical and cultural context. Nevertheless, it is well known among …
Phonetic differences between affirmative and feedback head nods in German Sign Language (DGS): A pose estimation study
This study investigates head nods in natural dyadic German Sign Language (DGS)
interaction, with the aim of finding whether head nods serving different functions vary in their …
interaction, with the aim of finding whether head nods serving different functions vary in their …
Embodiment and emergent phonology in the visual-manual modality: factors enabling sublexical componentiality
O Tkachman - 2022 - open.library.ubc.ca
Duality of patterning, which refers to the fact that in languages a limited number of
meaningless units combine to create an unlimited number of meaningful units, is considered …
meaningless units combine to create an unlimited number of meaningful units, is considered …
A cross-linguistic study of lexical and derived antonymy
Antonymy is the lexical relation of opposition. The nature of the oppositeness may differ–eg,
contradictory ('true'–'false') or gradable ('tall'–'short')–and there may be variation as to the …
contradictory ('true'–'false') or gradable ('tall'–'short')–and there may be variation as to the …
[HTML][HTML] Testing the body specificity hypothesis: A comparative study of the Persian language and the Persian Sign language
B Mansoory, V Nassiri - Acta Psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study explores the role of language in establishing the lateral space-valence
mappings in mind. According to the body specificity hypothesis, regardless of linguistic and …
mappings in mind. According to the body specificity hypothesis, regardless of linguistic and …