Sign languages aren’t easy to learn and are even harder to teach. They use not just hand gestures but also mouthings, facial expressions and body posture to communicate meaning. This complexity means ...

Hobart, a University sign language interpreter, graduated with a degree in German and sign language last March. The grant will allow her to carry on her research in German and sign language and the ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

Stephanie Stoll receives funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) . Sign languages aren’t easy to learn and are even harder to teach. They use not just hand gestures but also ...