LFU:online

The students

define theories which are developed in modern linguistic to describe Sign Languages

define different models of „sign language supported systems“

define the manual and the non-manual components of sing language

describe the rules of how to combine sign language

outline the representation of the timelines and other possiblities of time indication in Sign Language

identify the grammatical expressions of Austrian Sign Language

identify the meaning of facial expression in Austrian Sign Language grammar such as the correct classifier and index

define the different types of verbs and verb classes in Sign Language

identify the correct word order of Austrian Sign Language

Theories of description of Sign Language in modern Linguistic (various language models)

Sign Language Supported Systems of Sign Language, e.g. Signed English

Manual and non-manual components of Sign Language: sublexical level of Sign Language)

Combination rules for sign language,

e.g. rule of symmetry, dominance

Representation of timelines and other possibilities of time indication in Sign Language

Grammatical principles of the Austrian

Sign language, e.g. Simultaneity,

Directionality and incorporation

Rules of Austrian Sign Language: facial expression, negotiation, classifiers, index

 Classes of verbs in Sign Language

Syntax of Sign Language

Lecture, group work

to be announced

Brentari, Diane (Hrsg.). Sign Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press (2010) Dümig, Sascha/Leuninger, Helen: Phonologie der Laut-und Gebärdensprache: Linguistische Grundlagen, Erwerb sprachtherapeutische Perspektiven. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag (2013) Klann Juliane/Huber, Walter. Zerebrale Repräsentation der Gebärdensprache. In: H Leuninger & D Happ (Hrsg.): Gebärdensprachen: Struktur, Erwerb, Verwendung (Sonderband 13 '' Linguistische Berichte''). Hamburg: Buske. 359-364 (2005) Leuninger, Helen. Sprachproduktion im Vergleich: Deutsche Lautsprache und Deutsche Gebärdensprache. In: G. Rickheit/Th. Herrmann/W. Deutsch (Hg.): Psycholinguistik/ Psycholinguistics (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (HSK)24). Berlin:de Gruyter. 707-729 (2003)

knowledge of Austrain sign language (ÖGS) at least level A1