Corpus research on signed languages in the Nordic countries
Abstract
This semi-systematic literature review examines signed language corpus research in the Nordic countries, with a quantitative and qualitative assessment of corpus research. The article first describes some critical components and functionalities of signed language corpora. It then outlines the evolution of Nordic corpus research, highlighting Sweden’s pioneering role and subsequent developments in Finland and Norway. The findings suggest a progression from method-focused publications to those exploring linguistic phenomena within and across (signed) languages. Although the number of research publications is modest, there is a discernible shift towards comparative studies and applications in signed language teaching and learning.
Main Authors
Format
Articles
Review article
Published
2024
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202411016836Käytä tätä linkitykseen.
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0332-5865
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0332586524000118
Language
English
Published in
Nordic Journal of Linguistics
Citation
- Jantunen, T., Mesch, J., & Ferrara, L. (2024). Corpus research on signed languages in the Nordic countries. Nordic Journal of Linguistics, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0332586524000118
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Funder(s)
Research Council of Finland
The Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS)
Funding program(s)
Academy Project, AoF
Others
Akatemiahanke, SA
Muut
Additional information about funding
Moreover, the authors gratefully acknowledge the funding from the NOS-HS Workshop call 2020 under the Research Council (Academy) of Finland grant 335095 and the NordForsk grant 126546. In addition, the work in Finland (TJ) has been financially supported by the Research Council of Finland under project 339268. In Sweden (JM), the work has been supported by the Swedish national research infrastructure Språkbanken and Swe-Clarin, funded jointly by the Swedish Research Council (2018–24, contract 2017-00626) and the ten participating partner institutions. The work in Norway (LF) has been financially supported by the Norwegian Research Council under project 287067.
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