A Deep Dive into Sign Languages

Sign Languages are so interesting and so dynamically diverse! They display features that are comparable to the ones of spoken languages. They even have something similar to a sound system! If you want to know more about how this somewhat weird connection functions, don’t miss out on this episode, a deep dive into sign languages and its features with PhD candidate Lisa Petersen. Lisa's main project at the moment is the study of variation in Hawai’i Sign Language, other than that she will talk about how eye blinks can carry meaning, and how sign languages can mix to create creoles! Prepare your swimming gear and dive in!Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | Kelly Shoecraft Lecturer of Applied Linguistics. Editor | Raia Pinhati. Music | Doppel. Proudly supported by Griffith University, Australia.