What are the electrophysiological differences in word reading for skilled deaf vs. hearing readers? Our new paper reveals all (well, some). Free access here: tandfonline.com/eprint/FQPMT4H…

The noun–verb movement distinction in many sign languages may not emerge as a result of cognitive biases, but rather from linguistic pressures which override an initial bias to map reduplicated movement to actions. New OA paper with Jennie Pyers doi.org/10.1017/langco…

Learning numbers for all children - with German sign language, German words, dots and pictures. Number signs can be viewed via QR code in the posters. An inclusive project with KSL-MSi @ksl_nrw, Mathe inklusiv mit PIKAS TU Dortmund & MaBaKo-Deaf Universität Hamburg ksl-msi-nrw.de/de/node/5134

New paper! “Learning a Sign Language does not Hinder Acquisition of a Spoken Language.” This study provides evidence that families with deaf children can pursue ASL without concern of negative impact on spoken English development. 🧵 pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…

Fresh off the press - our newest paper is finally out in Sign Language & Linguistics! We explored the presence of a first mention effect in DGS when processing pronominal pointing signs. Find the paper here: benjamins.com/catalog/sll.22…

New OA paper "10 things you should know about sign languages" focussing on why their study is important to science. RT to reach a broad audience! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

Could numeral incorporation in DGS be the result of grammaticalization? Me and my colleagues DGS-Korpus investigated and our conclusion is... probably not 😅 But we did find signs of ongoing language change and made other interesting observations! 👇 mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/…

'Gesture links language and cognition for spoken and signed languages', a Review by Sotaro Kita (Sotaro Kita) & Karen Emmorey (Karen Emmorey now on Bluesky) 🚨FREE to access for two weeks, download now! go.nature.com/43ndREG

Delighted that our team from the Experimental Sign Language Lab Universität Hamburg could present and discuss our work at #FEAST2023. Congrats to Sarah Schwarzenberg for her first presentation in International Sign!

This looks really exciting! Can't wait. Erin Wilkinson & Jill Morford. routledge.com/Understanding-…

🆕⏮️🖨️New #preprint: FriedericiLab's Patrick Trettenbrein, Emiliano Zaccarella, & Angela Friederici (MPI für Kognitions- & Neurowissenschaften) review "Functional and Structural Brain Asymmetries in #SignLanguage Processing". 🧏 Read or download the full text of the manuscript here: psyarxiv.com/6mbej

We're hiring. Want to do a PhD in how the meanings of signs relate to one another, and what this means for the sign lexicon? Free association data! Network theory! Spanish Sign Language! Iconicity! Modality! More info, less exclamation marks here: bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job…

Interested in how early sign language access impacts statistical learning in deaf & HoH kids? We’ve got you covered! Stop by at our poster today, Nov 3rd, BostonU ConfLangDev in poster group 1. #signlanguage #BUCLD48

Cool new book on sign languages by Erin Wilkinson and Jill Morford arriving in January! taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.…

The proceedings of FEAST 2023 are now online: raco.cat/index.php/FEAST As always, all the papers are free to read for everyone, please check them out!

Check out our workshop on "Expressing Emotions in Sign Languages" with keynote presentations by @DrDyeRIT , @barba_rella and Vadim Kimmelman Call for Abstracts is open now, looking forward to seeing you in Hamburg on July 4th-5th, 2024 🤗 idgs.uni-hamburg.de/forschung/tagu…

Registration for the Workshop "Expressing Emotions in Sign Language" on July 4th-5th, 2024, is open now. And: It is free! Register here: idgs.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/t… I am looking forward to seeing you in Hamburg for this great event ☀️

We're hiring! If you know LSE and want to work in research, join the team! Deadline: 31st May. ¡Oferta de trabajo! Si sabes LSE y quieres trabajar en investigación, ¡únete! Fecha límite: 31 de mayo. BCBL Neurobiology of Language BCBL bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-nos…