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

澳大利亚聋人社区的手语，奥斯兰，在词汇和语法上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，从一系列聋人手语中收集语言数据，这些数据受性别、年龄、地区、阶级和社会网络的控制。这些结果将有助于我们对语言社会语言学变异的理论认识，也将满足开发有效和可靠的工具来评估澳大利亚语语法技能的迫切需要。

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.