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Direct linkWoodward, James; Hoa, Nguyen Thi – Sign Language Studies, 2012
This paper discusses how the Nippon Foundation-funded project "Opening University Education to Deaf People in Viet Nam through Sign Language Analysis, Teaching, and Interpretation," also known as the Dong Nai Deaf Education Project, has been implemented through sign language studies from 2000 through 2012. This project has provided deaf…
Descriptors: Sign Language, High Schools, Deafness, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWoodward, James – Sign Language Studies, 1996
Reports the results of using techniques of historical-comparative linguistics to determine the extent to which American Sign Language (ASL) has influenced basic vocabulary in Modern Standard Thai Sign Language (MSTSL), and the relationship of MSTSL to sign language varieties used in Thailand prior to ASL influence. (15 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWoodward, James – Sign Language Studies, 1991
Offers a preliminary examination of several sign language varieties in use in Costa Rica and attempts to explain the relationship among these varieties. Based on comparative lexical data, it is postulated that at least four distinct sign languages exist in Costa Rica. Implications for future research are also discussed. (eight references) (JL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Lexicology
Download full textWoodward, James – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1993
In order to empirically examine the claim that sign language varieties in Hong Kong developed partially from sign language varieties in Shanghai, this paper examines the intuitive judgements of Hong kong signers about the similarities and difference in basic vocabulary items in sign language varieties in Shanghai and in Hong Kong. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Intuition
