Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference 10 – 13 July 2013 University College London DELEGATE HANDBOOK TISLR is the research conference of the Sign Language Linguistics Society CONTENTS 2 Welcome 3 TISLR committees 4 General Information for delegates 5-7 Programme 7-9 Poster Session 1 9-10 Poster Session 2 11-12 Poster Session 3 13 UCL venue map and WiFi connection 14 Local area and places to eat 16-18 Delegate list TISLR 11 is hosted by University College London DCAL Centre (ESRC Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre) 49 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD, England Tel: +44(0)20 7679 8679 Fax: +44(0)20 7679 8691 Minicom: +44(0)20 7679 8693 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal We are very grateful to the National Science Foundation (Award No. BCS-1251849) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for their help with interpreting services and to our sponsors and contributors: Access to Work Mocaplab The Economic and Social Research Council Mouton de Gruyter The Embassy of Japan National Science Foundation Fireco Rochester Institute of Technology Gallaudet University Press Sieratzki Charitable Trust John Benjamins Publishers University College London Equality & Diversity Team Professor Bencie Woll FBA, Director University College London 49 Gordon Square 10 July 2013 London WC1H 0PD Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 8670 Fax: +44 (0)20 7679 8691 Minicom/Textphone: +44 (0)20 7679 8693 Web: www.dcal.ucl.ac.uk E-mail: [email protected] THE 11TH CONFERENCE ON THEORETICAL ISSUES IN SIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH On behalf of DCAL, UCL, and London, welcome to TISLR XI! The first international conference on sign language research was held in Stockholm in 1979. Since then, this series of conferences which later became TISLR (and the official conference of the Sign Language Linguistics Society) has become the major international forum for sign language researchers. TISLR XI is the largest yet, with researchers from over 35 countries taking part. I would like to thank the members of the Scientific Committee, who reviewed an enormous number of high quality abstracts, the members of the Organising Committee, who have worked tirelessly since TISLR X, the Communication Support Team, and Claire Lister and the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) conference team. TISLR XI could not take place without the support of its sponsors (in alphabetical order): Access to Work, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Embassy of Japan, Fireco, Gallaudet University Press, John Benjamins Publishers, Mocaplab, Mouton de Gruyter, National Science Foundation, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sieratzki Charitable Trust, the Sign Language Linguistics Society, and University College London Equality and Diversity, and to those individuals who made personal donations. We hope you enjoy and benefit from the conference. We will do our best to make sure you have a great time – academically and socially - while you are here. Professor Bencie Woll FBA Director, DCAL Research Centre and Professor of Sign Language and Deaf Studies 2 TISLR 11 Organising Committees at UCL DCAL Planning Committee: Summer School Committee: Bencie Woll (Chair) Kearsy Cormier Claire Lister Jordan Fenlon Gary Morgan Neil Fox Manjula Patrick Eva Gutierrez Christopher Stone Pamela Perniss Robin Thompson Venue Committee: Elizabeth Graham Programme Committee: Manjula Patrick Robert Adam Kate Rowley Joanna Atkinson Volunteer Committee: Kearsy Cormier Mischa Cooke Mairead Macsweeney Tanya Denmark Gary Morgan Manjula Patrick Christopher Stone Interpreting committee: Robin Thompson Susan Booth Bencie Woll Elizabeth Graham Christopher Stone Alan Wendt Scientific Committee: Penny Boyes-Braem (Center for Sign Language Carol Padden (University of California, San Diego, USA) Research, Basel, Switzerland) Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam, The Diane Brentari (University of Chicago, USA) Netherlands) Carlo Cecchetto (University of Milan, Bicocca, Italy) Jennie Pyers (Wellesley College, USA) David Corina (University of California, Davis, USA) Josep Quer (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) Onno Crasborn (Radboud University, The Netherlands) David Quinto-Pozos (University of Texas, Austin, USA) Paul Dudis (Gallaudet University, USA) Christian Rathmann (University of Hamburg, Germany) Karen Emmorey (San Diego State University, USA) Pawel Rutkowski (University of Warsaw, Poland) Elizabeth Engberg-Pedersen (University of Copenhagen, Wendy Sandler (University of Haifa, Israel) Denmark) Adam Schembri (La Trobe University, Australia) Carlo Geraci (Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France) Markus Steinbach (University of Göttingen, Germany) Tommi Jantunen (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) Ted Supalla (University of Rochester, USA) Terry Janzen (University of Manitoba, Canada) Rachel Sutton-Spence (University of Bristol, UK) Trevor Johnston (Macquarie University, Australia) Gladys Tang (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA) Kong) Gaurav Mathur (Gallaudet University, USA) Martha Tyrone (Haskins Laboratories, USA) Rachel Mayberry (University of California, San Diego, Myriam Vermeerbergen (Lessius University College, USA) Belgium) David McKee (Victoria University of Wellington, New Virginia Volterra (Institute of Cognitive Sciences & Zealand) Technologies, National Research Council, Italy) Richard Meier (University of Texas, Austin, USA) Ronnie Wilbur (Purdue University, USA) Johanna Mesch (Stockholm University, Sweden) Sherman Wilcox (University of New Mexico, USA) Ronice Müller de Quadros (Universidade Federal de Ulrike Zeshan (University of Central Lancashire, UK) Santa Catarina, Brazil) Victoria Nyst (Leiden University, The Netherlands) 3 GENERAL INFORMATION: Registration & certificates Social events Please sign in at registration on your first day of All delegates are welcome to the drinks Reception on attendance only. Your personal Certificate of the Wednesday evening, which will be co-hosted by the Attendance will be available at the Enquiries desk in the Japanese Ambassador as part of celebrations for the South Cloisters during break times. 150th anniversary of the ’Choshu Five’ at UCL. At 20:00 there will be lectures in the Gustav Tuck Lecture Theatre Cloakroom by Mr Akio Suemori and Mr Peter Jackson. Coats and luggage can be left in the Garden Room at UCL during lectures: TISLR staff and volunteers will have Following the SLLS meeting on the Thursday evening access to the room, but it is not locked at all times and there will be a buffet supper in the South Cloisters for all items are left at your own risk. delegates. You bag contains 2 drinks vouchers to be used at the cash bar. WiFi The Eduroam network is available throughout UCL, or if The evening at City Hall on Friday is for ticket-holders you do not have an Eduroam account please see only and is fully booked: if you have not bought a ticket instructions on page 13 to access the UCLGuest network. but would like to attend please ask at the Enquiries (password TISLR) desk, as there may be cancellations. Catering arrangements The History of British Sign Language Exhibition Tea and coffee will be served in the Cloisters at You are very welcome to visit this free public exhibition, registration and each day during one morning and one in the North Cloisters (straight through the Octagon afternoon break. Water coolers are available in the from South Cloisters). Registration and Poster rooms. Hearing loop & Deafgard alarms Lunch will not be provided, but there is a university Café There is no hearing loop in the lecture theatre, but a downstairs below the Jeremy Bentham Room and plenty limited number of infra-red devices are available for use of cafes and restaurants in the surrounding area (see with hearing aids. Please ask at the Enquiries desk if you map on page 14). would like one. Posters Deafgard under-pillow fire alarms are also available on The poster boards are in the Jeremy Bentham Room. loan if your hotel does not supply them. Please check your poster session and number on the Conference Evaluation notice board and ensure that your poster is up before You will be asked to complete an online evaluation of the start of your session, and removed at the end of the TISLR11 after the event. day. Interpreters will be available during poster sessions. FIRE SAFETY Abstract printouts In the UCL buildings (Cloisters and Jeremy Delegates were asked to print out abstracts in advance if Bentham Room) an alarm will ring – fie exits are clearly required, but if you would like a full book of printouts POSTERS marked. Please follow Fire Marshalls’ instructions and please ask at the Enquiries desk, where you can order gather in the main quadrangle in front of the building. In one for £10. the Bloomsbury Theatre announcements will be made from the stage and evacuation will be through main theatre entrance on Gordon Street. 4 TISLR 11 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Wednesday 10th July 11:45- Registration of delegates in UCL South Cloisters & 13:15 Set up posters for Session 1 in Jeremy Bentham Room, UCL Bloomsbury Theatre 13:30 Welcome Is the interaction between mouth and hand movement 14:00 Plenary (Keynote) Lars Wallin synchronized? 15:00 Short Break Session Chair: Professor Christian Rathmann 15:10 Victoria Nyst Towards a new model of sign language affiliation Elaine Maypilama, Dorothee 15:30 Pointing in an Alternate Sign Language Yunggirrnga & Dany Adone 15:50 Roland Pfau & Markus Steinbach Headshakes in Jespersen’s Cycle 16:10 Break with refreshments in UCL South Cloisters Naja Ferjan Ramirez, Amy How far