Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Note -- Part I Collecting Data WITH the Deaf Community -- Chapter 1 Ethics, Deaf-Friendly Research, and Good Practice When Studying Sign Languages -- Introduction -- Deaf-Friendly Research Methods -- Ethical Considerations for Research in Developing Countries -- Establishing Good Practices in Field Research -- Conclusion -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 2 The Deaf Community as a "Special Linguistic Demographic": Diversity Rather Than Disability as a Framework for Conducting Research with Individuals Who Are Deaf -- Introduction -- Predominant Medical/Rehabilitation/Normative-Educational Frameworks in the Demographic Studies of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing -- A Linguistic Basis for Demographic Studies -- Issues and Challenges -- Conclusion -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 3 Dissemination and Transfer of Knowledge to the Deaf Community -- Introduction: The Sign Language Community as a Research Population -- The Public Engagement Process -- Public Engagement at the Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Part II Different Ways of Collecting Sign Language Data -- Chapter 4 Collecting and Analyzing Sign Language Data: Video Requirements and Use of Annotation Software -- Introduction -- Collecting Sign Language Data -- Using Software to Annotate Sign Language Data -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 5 Transcription and Notation Methods -- Introduction -- Sign Orthographies and Glossing -- Phonetic Transcription -- Other Types of Annotation -- Standardization of Annotations.

An Outlook: Open Data and Computer-Assisted Annotation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 6 Instrumented Measures of Sign Production and Perception: Motion Capture, Movement Analysis, Eye-Tracking, and Reaction Times -- Introduction -- Motion Capture -- Data Glove Systems -- Video-Based Movement Analysis -- Eye-Tracking -- Reaction-Time Studies -- Discussion -- Directions for Future Research -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Part III Collecting Linguistic Data on Sign Languages -- Chapter 7 Sign Language Fieldwork -- Introduction -- Literacy, Bilingualism, and Endangerment -- Descriptive and Documentary Linguistics -- Practical, Personal, and Interpersonal Issues -- Technical Issues -- Grammatical Analysis: Elicitation and Text Collection -- Collecting Lexical Data -- Metadata -- Processing and Analysis of the Data -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 8 Research Methods for Studying the Form of Signs -- Research Question -- Data and Data Collection -- Signers -- Equipment: Prompts and Cameras -- Annotation: Transcription and Coding -- Data Storage: Database and Spreadsheet Software -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 9 Methods of Research on Sign Language Grammars -- Basic Vocabulary -- Lexicon Studies -- Verb Classification and Grammatical Roles -- Sentence Types and Discourse Structure -- Coding Strategies -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 10 Documentary and Corpus Approaches to Sign Language Research -- Introduction -- The Need for Corpora -- The Emergence of Sign Language Corpus Linguistics -- Data Collection.

Annotation and Translation -- Archiving, Interfaces, and Access -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 11 Methods in Carrying out Language Typological Research -- Linguistic Diversity and Sign Languages -- Domains and Parameters -- Collecting Data for Cross-linguistic Studies -- Typological Analysis: Uncovering Ranges and Patterns -- Toward a Cross-modal Typology -- Conclusion -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 12 Data Collection in Sociolinguistics -- Nature of Social Characteristics of Deaf Communities -- The Visual Nature of Sign Language -- Sensitivity to the Social Characteristics of Interviewers and Interlocutors -- Considerations for the Future -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Part IV Collecting Cognitive Data on Sign Languages -- Chapter 13 Research Methods in Psycholinguistic Investigations of Sign Language Processing -- Introduction -- Standard Methods in Psycholinguistic Research -- Methodological Considerations: Four Sub-domains of Signed Language Psycholinguistics -- Methodological Challenges -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 14 Methods in Bimodal Bilingualism Research: Experimental Studies -- Introduction -- Important Considerations When Collecting Bimodal Bilingual Data -- Data Collection Fairs -- General Principles of Test Development -- The Test Battery in the Bibibi Project -- General Language Tests -- Vocabulary Tests -- Morphosyntax Tests -- Phonology Tests -- Additional Tests -- Adjusting the Tasks and the Details of the Applications -- Transcribing Experimental Data -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 15 Studying Sign Language Acquisition.

Introduction: Key Questions Motivating Sign Language Acquisition Research -- Identifying and Describing the Population -- Gathering Data: When and How to Measure Sign Language Acquisition -- Approaches to Measuring Language Acquisition in Deaf Individuals -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 16 Research Methods in Studying Reading and Literacy Development in Deaf Children Who Sign -- Introduction to Key Topics in Reading and Literacy -- Deaf Children's Use of Phonology during Reading -- What Methodologies Have Researchers Employed to Investigate Literacy in Deaf Individuals? -- What Are the Issues When Conducting Literacy Research with Signing Deaf Children and How Can We Resolve Them? -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Part V Collecting Brain Data on Sign Languages -- Chapter 17 Studying Sign Language Processing Using Functional Neuroimaging Techniques: FMRI, ERP, MEG and TMS -- FMRI -- ERP -- MEG -- TMS -- Conclusion -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- References -- Chapter 18 Studying Sign Language Disorders: Considering Neuropsychological Data -- The Clinical Neuropsychology Approach -- Neuropsychological Domains and Assessment Tools -- Further Considerations -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Chapter 19 Using and Developing Language and Cognitive Assessments with Deaf Signers -- Introduction -- Translated, Adapted, and Novel Tests Developed for Signed Languages -- Future Directions -- Overall Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Note -- Keywords -- See Also -- Suggested Readings -- References -- Index -- Index of Sign Languages -- EULA.