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Jordan Fenlon & Julie A. Hochgesang (eds.). Signed language corpora
Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2022. xvii + 256 pp. ISBN 978-1-9546-2205-0 (hardcover) € 55.20 USD 80.00 / 978-1-9546-2206-7 (e-book) € 78.80 USD 80.00

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Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Content overview
    • Chapter 1 – “Introduction to signed language corpora” (Fenlon & Hochgesang)
    • Chapter 2 – “Creating corpora: Data collection” (Hanke & Fenlon)
    • Chapter 3 – “Good practices in annotation” (Hodge & Crasborn)
    • Chapter 4 – “Searching and utilizing corpora” (Börstell)
    • Chapter 5 – “Applied uses of corpora and other types of signed language corpora” (Leeson, de Quadros & Rossi Stumpf)
    • Chapter 6 – “Signed language corpora and the ethics of working with signed language communities” (Hochgesang & Palfreyman)
    • Chapter 7 – “Signed language corpora: Future directions” (Schembri & Cormier)
  • Summary and evaluation
  • References
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Published online: 17 June 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00087.kud
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