35.25, Calls: Indigenous Sign Language Study in Africa in the Era of Generative AI

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Subject: 35.25, Calls: Indigenous Sign Language Study in Africa in the Era of Generative AI

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Date: 30-Dec-2023
From: Emmanuel Asonye [easonye at i-hav.org]
Subject: Indigenous Sign Language Study in Africa in the Era of Generative AI


Full Title: Indigenous Sign Language Study in Africa in the Era of
Generative AI
Short Title: ISLangSA24: S-DELI in 10 Years

Date: 23-Sep-2024 - 02-Oct-2024
Location: Virtual, Nigeria
Contact Person: Emmanuel Asonye
Meeting Email: easonye at s-deli.org
Web Site: https://www.s-deli.org/indigenous-sign-language-study-africa
-era-of-generative-ai/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Language Documentation; Translation
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     Nigerian Sign Language (nsi)
Language Family(ies): African Deaf Sign Languages

Call Deadline: 03-Mar-2024

Meeting Description:

The study of sign languages, especially, the local (or indigenous)
sign languages in Africa, has experienced a significant breakthrough
within the last 10 years. Advocacy for the development and promotion
of local sign languages and the use of same in Deaf education has
equally increased. Similarly, the relationship between mainstream
linguists, sign language interpreters and deaf communities has
improved, all courtesy of the work of the team of researchers and
language activists at Save the Deaf and Endangered Languages
Initiative (S-DELI).

Call for Papers:

The study of sign languages, especially, the local (or indigenous)
sign languages in Africa, has experienced a significant breakthrough
within the last 10 years. Advocacy for the development and promotion
of local sign languages and the use of same in Deaf education has
equally increased. Similarly, the relationship between mainstream
linguists, sign language interpreters and deaf communities has
improved, all courtesy of the work of the team of researchers and
language activists at Save the Deaf and Endangered Languages
Initiative (S-DELI).

We are proud to invite contributions from international researchers to
submit their papers for upcoming conference, ‘S-DELI in 10 Years’.
Join us in commemorating a decade of pioneering research in indigenous
sign language in Africa. S-DELI proudly celebrates its 10th
anniversary As we reflect on a decade of transformative works. This
conference invites researchers, linguists, educators, and language
activists to share their, discoveries, innovations and ongoing
projects relating to sign linguistic in Africa. We welcome both
empirical and conceptual research works. Abstract must be 300 words or
less and must be on sign language or directly related to the study of
indigenous sign language in Africa. Scholars working on comparative
studies of spoken and signed languages are highly encouraged to submit
their works.
Research themes

Sign language study and interpreting in Africa
Sign language and deaf studies in Africa
Sign linguistics and mainstream linguistics in Africa
Deaf education in Africa Sign language acquisition
Sign language and cognition
Sign language and other nonverbal communications
Signs, codes, and symbols
Indigenous sign language and STEM
Sign language, multilingualism and linguistic diversity
Deaf culture in Africa
Indigenous Sign language documentation

Publications

Well researched and peer reviewed papers will be published on an open
access online portal. Details of publications will be communicated to
those whose presentations were selected after the conference. If you
have any questions, please contact Dr. Emma Asonye at
easonye at s-deli.org

Registration Fee

Nigeria: N20K
Others: $25
Non presenters: Free



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