The Korean Sign Language (KSL) corpus and its first application on a study about mouth actions
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Sung-Eun Hong
Abstract
KSL Corpus Project is an ongoing project and aims to create a corpus for the documentation and research of the Korean Sign Language (KSL). For this purpose, language material has been collected from 148 deaf informants at five locations since 2015, and the plan is to collect more data in the coming years. The data is collected with the help of elicitation materials that have been used in other western sign language data collections. We describe how the cultural aspect influenced the efficiency of the elicitation materials, and present how the corpus data has been annotated so far. As a first sample of corpus-based research, we will introduce a study on mouth actions in KSL. Mouth actions have not been described yet and represent a new research area in Korea. The mouth actions are grouped by their different function and their frequency distribution is compared to other sign languages.
Abstract
KSL Corpus Project is an ongoing project and aims to create a corpus for the documentation and research of the Korean Sign Language (KSL). For this purpose, language material has been collected from 148 deaf informants at five locations since 2015, and the plan is to collect more data in the coming years. The data is collected with the help of elicitation materials that have been used in other western sign language data collections. We describe how the cultural aspect influenced the efficiency of the elicitation materials, and present how the corpus data has been annotated so far. As a first sample of corpus-based research, we will introduce a study on mouth actions in KSL. Mouth actions have not been described yet and represent a new research area in Korea. The mouth actions are grouped by their different function and their frequency distribution is compared to other sign languages.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
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Part 1: Manuals: Numerals, classifiers, modal verbs
- Historical relationships between numeral signs in Japanese Sign Language, South Korean Sign Language and Taiwan Sign Language 5
- Phonological processes in complex word formation in Shanghai Sign Language 37
- Classifiers and gender in Korean Sign Language 71
- Causative alternation in Tianjin Sign Language 101
- Epistemic modal verbs and negation in Japanese Sign Language 137
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Part 2: Non-manuals and space
- The Korean Sign Language (KSL) corpus and its first application on a study about mouth actions 169
- Negative polar questions in Hong Kong Sign Language 203
- Analyzing head nod expressions by L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language: A comparison with native Japanese Sign Language signers 241
- Composite utterances in Taiwan Sign Language 263
- Time and timelines in Tibetan Sign Language (TSL) interactions in Lhasa 311
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1: Manuals: Numerals, classifiers, modal verbs
- Historical relationships between numeral signs in Japanese Sign Language, South Korean Sign Language and Taiwan Sign Language 5
- Phonological processes in complex word formation in Shanghai Sign Language 37
- Classifiers and gender in Korean Sign Language 71
- Causative alternation in Tianjin Sign Language 101
- Epistemic modal verbs and negation in Japanese Sign Language 137
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Part 2: Non-manuals and space
- The Korean Sign Language (KSL) corpus and its first application on a study about mouth actions 169
- Negative polar questions in Hong Kong Sign Language 203
- Analyzing head nod expressions by L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language: A comparison with native Japanese Sign Language signers 241
- Composite utterances in Taiwan Sign Language 263
- Time and timelines in Tibetan Sign Language (TSL) interactions in Lhasa 311
- Index 347
