An Interactive Visual Database for American Sign Language Reveals How Signs are Organized in the Mind

Authors

Zed Sevcikova Sehyr, Chapman UniversityFollow
Ariel Goldberg, Tufts University
Karen Emmory, San Diego State University
Naomi Caselli, Boston University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-6-2021

Abstract

"We are four researchers who study psycholinguistics, linguistics, neuroscience and deaf education. Our team of deaf and hearing scientists worked with a group of software engineers to create the ASL-LEX database that anyone can use for free. We cataloged information on nearly 3,000 signs and built a visual, searchable and interactive database that allows scientists and linguists to work with ASL in entirely new ways."

Comments

This article was originally published in The Conversation in 2021.

Recommended Citation

Sehyr, Sevcikova, Z., Cohen-Goldberg, A., Emmorey, K., & Caselli, N. (2021). An interactive visual database for American Sign Language reveals how signs are organized in the mind. The Conversation, April 6, 2021. [Online access: article 156741] https://theconversation.com/an-interactive-visual-database-for-american-sign-language-reveals-how-signs-are-organized-in-the-mind-156741

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