Sociolinguistic variation in Australian Sign Language (Auslan): Theoretical and applied dimensions

澳大利亚手语（Auslan）的社会语言变异：理论和应用维度

• 批准号: LP0346973
• 负责人: Prof Adam Schembri
• 金额: $ 14.25万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0346973
• 关键词: Sociolinguistic; variation; Australian; Sign; Language

The sign language of the Australian deaf community, Auslan, exhibits significant sociolinguistic variation in its vocabulary and grammar. This project aims to collect linguistic data from a range of deaf signers controlled for gender, age, region, class and social networks, using a recently developed draft sign language assessment instrument. The results will contribute to our theoretical understanding of sociolinguistic variation in the language and will also meet the pressing need for the development of valid and reliable tools for the assessment of grammatical skills in Auslan.

澳大利亚聋人社区的手语在词汇和语法方面表现出显著的社会语言学差异。该项目旨在使用最近开发的手语评估工具草案，从一系列受性别、年龄、地区、阶层和社交网络控制的聋人手语者那里收集语言数据。这一结果将有助于我们从理论上理解语言中的社会语言变异，也将满足开发有效和可靠的工具来评估奥斯兰语法技能的迫切需要。