Jordan Fenlon
Biographic Data
| ID | 835053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jordan Fenlon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jordan |
| FAMILY NAME | Fenlon |
| SIGNATURE | FENLON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1127-2637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
It is natural, really deaf signing” – script development for fictional programmes involving sign languages
Historically, fictional productions which use sign language have often begun with scripts that use the written version of a spoken language. This can be a challenge for deaf actors as they must translate the written word to a performed sign language text. Here, we explore script development in Small World , a television comedy which attempted to avoid this challenge by using improvisation to create their script. The creators framed this process a…
How Pointing is Integrated into Language
When people speak or sign, they not only describe using words but also depict and indicate. How are these different methods of communication integrated? Here, we focus on pointing and, in particular, on commonalities and differences in how pointing is integrated into language by speakers and signers. One aspect of this integration is semantic —how pointing is integrated with the meaning conveyed by the surrounding language. Another aspect is stru…
Modification of indicating verbs in British Sign Language
Indicating verbs can be directed toward locations in space associated with their arguments. The primary debate about these verbs is whether this directionality is akin to grammatical agreement or whether it represents a fusion of both morphemic and gestural elements. To move the debate forward, more empirical evidence is needed. We consider linguistic and social factors in 1,436 indicating-verb tokens from the BSL Corpus. Results reveal that modi…
Indicating verbs in British Sign Language favour motivated use of space
Sign languages have traditionally been described as having a distinction between (1) arbitrary (referential or syntactic) space, considered to be a purely grammatical use of space in which locations arbitrarily represent concrete or abstract subject and/or object arguments using pronouns or indicating verbs, for example, and (2) motivated (topographic or surrogate) space, involving mapping of locations of concrete referents onto the signing space…
Building BSL SignBank
One key criterion when creating a representation of the lexicon of any language within a dictionary or lexical database is that it must be decided which groups of idiosyncratic and systematically modified variants together form a lexeme. Few researchers have, however, attempted to outline such principles as they might apply to sign languages. As a consequence, some sign language dictionaries and lexical databases appear to be mixed collections of…
Using conversational data to determine lexical frequency in British Sign Language
Variation in handshape and orientation in British Sign Language
Using conversational data to determine lexical frequency in British Sign Language
Modification of indicating verbs in British Sign Language
Indicating verbs can be directed toward locations in space associated with their arguments. The primary debate about these verbs is whether this directionality is akin to grammatical agreement or whether it represents a fusion of both morphemic and gestural elements. To move the debate forward, more empirical evidence is needed. We consider linguistic and social factors in 1,436 indicating-verb tokens from the BSL Corpus. Results reveal that modi…
Variation in handshape and orientation in British Sign Language
Building BSL SignBank
One key criterion when creating a representation of the lexicon of any language within a dictionary or lexical database is that it must be decided which groups of idiosyncratic and systematically modified variants together form a lexeme. Few researchers have, however, attempted to outline such principles as they might apply to sign languages. As a consequence, some sign language dictionaries and lexical databases appear to be mixed collections of…
It is natural, really deaf signing” – script development for fictional programmes involving sign languages
Historically, fictional productions which use sign language have often begun with scripts that use the written version of a spoken language. This can be a challenge for deaf actors as they must translate the written word to a performed sign language text. Here, we explore script development in Small World , a television comedy which attempted to avoid this challenge by using improvisation to create their script. The creators framed this process a…
Variation in handshape and orientation in British Sign Language
Using conversational data to determine lexical frequency in British Sign Language
Indicating verbs in British Sign Language favour motivated use of space
Sign languages have traditionally been described as having a distinction between (1) arbitrary (referential or syntactic) space, considered to be a purely grammatical use of space in which locations arbitrarily represent concrete or abstract subject and/or object arguments using pronouns or indicating verbs, for example, and (2) motivated (topographic or surrogate) space, involving mapping of locations of concrete referents onto the signing space…
Building BSL SignBank
One key criterion when creating a representation of the lexicon of any language within a dictionary or lexical database is that it must be decided which groups of idiosyncratic and systematically modified variants together form a lexeme. Few researchers have, however, attempted to outline such principles as they might apply to sign languages. As a consequence, some sign language dictionaries and lexical databases appear to be mixed collections of…
Modification of indicating verbs in British Sign Language
Indicating verbs can be directed toward locations in space associated with their arguments. The primary debate about these verbs is whether this directionality is akin to grammatical agreement or whether it represents a fusion of both morphemic and gestural elements. To move the debate forward, more empirical evidence is needed. We consider linguistic and social factors in 1,436 indicating-verb tokens from the BSL Corpus. Results reveal that modi…
How Pointing is Integrated into Language
When people speak or sign, they not only describe using words but also depict and indicate. How are these different methods of communication integrated? Here, we focus on pointing and, in particular, on commonalities and differences in how pointing is integrated into language by speakers and signers. One aspect of this integration is semantic —how pointing is integrated with the meaning conveyed by the surrounding language. Another aspect is stru…
It is natural, really deaf signing” – script development for fictional programmes involving sign languages
Historically, fictional productions which use sign language have often begun with scripts that use the written version of a spoken language. This can be a challenge for deaf actors as they must translate the written word to a performed sign language text. Here, we explore script development in Small World , a television comedy which attempted to avoid this challenge by using improvisation to create their script. The creators framed this process a…
Hearing Impairment and Communication (7 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Sign language (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Sign (mathematics (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)