Visible talk: Using Australian Indigenous sign languages

该项目旨在调查土著社区如何使用传统手语。传统的手语是澳大利亚中部和北部土著社区日常生活的一部分。该项目旨在研究语言和符号是如何协调的，如何将新的符号添加到传统的曲目中，以及如何将其他形式的交流，如绘画，与符号一起使用。其目的是，研究结果将有助于土著人民保护其文化遗产，支持教育、卫生和法律部门的跨文化交流，并促进关于世界手语差异的国际辩论。

This project aims to investigate how traditional sign languages are used in Indigenous communities. Traditional sign languages are part of everyday life in Indigenous communities in central and northern Australia. The project aims to investigate how speech and sign are coordinated, the ways that new signs are added to traditional repertoires, and the ways that other forms of communication, such as drawing, are used together with sign. It is intended that the results of the study will assist Indigenous people in safeguarding their cultural heritage, and support cross-cultural communication in the education, health and legal sectors, and contribute to international debates about how sign languages of the world vary.